Dealing with Pakistan: No Alternative Dealing with Pakistan: No Alternative
Ending the war without civil war in Afghanistan means getting Pakistan on board.
Nov 28, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions
Newspaper editorial boards from Wall Street to Manchester, NH, have started backing leading Republicans—but their underlying facts are wrong.
Nov 28, 2011 / Ben Adler
Pepper-Spray Cop Begets Pepper-Spray Shopper Pepper-Spray Cop Begets Pepper-Spray Shopper
And the 1 percent is pleased.
Nov 27, 2011 / Leslie Savan
‘Dear Jenny: I Fired Your Mom and Put You to Work to Help You “Rise.” Love, Newt’ ‘Dear Jenny: I Fired Your Mom and Put You to Work to Help You “Rise.” Love, Newt’
Yes! A new ad campaign rips Gingrich’s cruel proposal to fire janitors and replace them with child labor.
Nov 25, 2011 / John Nichols
Berkeley Faculty: No Confidence in Chancellor Over Campus Police Violence Berkeley Faculty: No Confidence in Chancellor Over Campus Police Violence
Linking arms, the chancellor said, “is not non-violent.”
Nov 25, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama Republican Campaign Commercials Misquote Obama
Romney and Perry have put out television ads that take President Obama wildly out of context.
Nov 23, 2011 / Ben Adler
Two Scandals, One Connection: The FBI link between Penn State and UC Davis Two Scandals, One Connection: The FBI link between Penn State and UC Davis
Penn State’s former President Graham Spanier and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, are well known to each other as partners with the FBI in the undermining of academic freedo...
Nov 23, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor Newt’s Cruelest Campaign: Replace School Janitors With Child Labor
The former House Speaker wants to fire school janitors who make $28,000 a year.
Nov 23, 2011 / John Nichols
The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate The 10 Best Moments in the CNN Republican National Security Debate
There were some surprising bright spots in the GOP foreign policy forum.
Nov 23, 2011 / Ben Adler
Are Republicans About to Kill the NLRB? Are Republicans About to Kill the NLRB?
A sneaky resignation might shut down the National Labor Relations Board.
Nov 22, 2011 / George Zornick