Greenwash Games: On Playing the World Cup in the Amazon Greenwash Games: On Playing the World Cup in the Amazon

Sports tournaments will pollute air for “the earth’s lungs.”

Apr 23, 2014 / Dave Zirin

This Modern World This Modern World

Apr 22, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

Snapshot: Don’t Stop and Smell the Flowers Snapshot: Don’t Stop and Smell the Flowers

A student attempting to smell a magnolia blossom in NYC on Earth Day 1970. Now, teenagers in California are suing six federal agencies under the Public Trust Doctrine for failing to devise a climate change recovery plan. The National Association of Manufacturers has intervened against them. The case now goes to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals.

Apr 22, 2014 / Spring to Action

Why Has Obama’s Approval Rating Among Latinos Fallen 20 Points Since Election Night? Why Has Obama’s Approval Rating Among Latinos Fallen 20 Points Since Election Night?

His deportation policy isn’t just a moral failure—it’s bad politics, too.

Apr 16, 2014 / The Editors

Could an Unknown Civil Libertarian Unseat Susan Collins? Could an Unknown Civil Libertarian Unseat Susan Collins?

Shenna Bellows can’t match the millions of her opponent. But she’s dialing for activists, not dollars.

Apr 16, 2014 / John Nichols

9 Questions for Errol Morris 9 Questions for Errol Morris

The legendary documentary filmmaker takes on the unknown knowns of Donald Rumsfeld.

Apr 16, 2014 / Jon Wiener

What the French E-mail Meme Says About Your American Job What the French E-mail Meme Says About Your American Job

What if we really worked 9 to 5?

Apr 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Comix Nation Comix Nation

Apr 15, 2014 / Matt Bors

Snapshot: Into Thin Air Snapshot: Into Thin Air

The Seder, by Samuel Eisen-Meyers, dedicated to “a generation that sees hope and justice in a divided sky.” In April, Secretary of State John Kerry criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for abandoning the promises made in US-brokered peace talks. “And poof!” Kerry said. “That was sort of the moment.”

Apr 15, 2014 / Samuel Eisen-Meyers

How the Supreme Court Blowtorched Democracy and What You Can Do About It How the Supreme Court Blowtorched Democracy and What You Can Do About It

The McCutcheon campaign finance ruling is only the latest in a series of bad decisions that have sparked growing grassroots resistance.

Apr 8, 2014 / The Editors