What ‘The Colbert Report’ Taught Us About the Psychology of Conservatives What ‘The Colbert Report’ Taught Us About the Psychology of Conservatives
Instead of trying the key from the outside, as most critics of the right must, Colbert jiggled it from the inside, counterfeit though his key was.
Dec 18, 2014 / Leslie Savan
How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift? How Bad Can Marco Rubio and Congress Muck Up the Cuba Shift?
Only Congress can lift the embargo, and prominent Senators have threatened to block any ambassador to Cuba.
Dec 17, 2014 / George Zornick
Did Barack Obama Just Win Florida for the 2016 Democratic Nominee? Did Barack Obama Just Win Florida for the 2016 Democratic Nominee?
The two countries have resumed a dialogue after fifty years.
Dec 17, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Whirlwind Deportations Are Depriving Thousands of Migrants of Their Rights—and Some, of Their Lives Whirlwind Deportations Are Depriving Thousands of Migrants of Their Rights—and Some, of Their Lives
A review of the Obama administration's deportation practices reveals flagrant disregard for the law, and even human life.
Dec 17, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Secrecy and Spectacle: Why Only Americans Are Worthy of Being Called ‘Torturable’ Secrecy and Spectacle: Why Only Americans Are Worthy of Being Called ‘Torturable’
Dick Cheney clarifies what he means by American Exceptionalism.
Dec 17, 2014 / Greg Grandin
The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist The Cleveland Browns’ Andrew Hawkins, #BlackLivesMatter and the Accidental Activist
Andrew Hawkins was morally compelled to whack the hornets nest that is the Cleveland police union, knowing they would sting.
Dec 17, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why #BlackLivesMatter Actions Aren’t Stopping Why #BlackLivesMatter Actions Aren’t Stopping
Policy experts and activists explain what’s keeping people in the streets and what the movement should consider next.
Dec 16, 2014 / Dani McClain
The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Here’s How to Start Fixing It. The Criminal Justice System Is Broken. Here’s How to Start Fixing It.
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman wants his office to be able to prosecute cases in which police officers kill unarmed citizens.
Dec 16, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Torture Report: American Exceptionalism for the Win! The Torture Report: American Exceptionalism for the Win!
Doesn’t our acknowledgment of the abuse prove our fundamental decency?
Dec 15, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
In the Struggle Against Police Violence, the Youth Shall Lead In the Struggle Against Police Violence, the Youth Shall Lead
Rev. Al Sharpton should not co-opt the grassroots protests that have broken out in reaction to the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.
Dec 15, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith