Time to Disband the Supercommittee Time to Disband the Supercommittee
The vast majority of Americans want Congress to focus on jobs. So why is it still focused on deficit reduction—and making key budget decisions in secret?
Nov 9, 2011 / The Editors
The 99 Percent Vote to Protect Labor Rights, Voting Rights, Reproductive Rights and Immigrant Rights The 99 Percent Vote to Protect Labor Rights, Voting Rights, Reproductive Rights and Immigrant Rights
From Ohio to Maine to Mississippi, voters rejected the conservative agenda on key issues.
Nov 9, 2011 / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
D.D. Guttenplan on Occupy London, George Zornick on corporate tax evaders, Alexandra Tempus on corporate schools
Nov 9, 2011 / Various Contributors
Paramilitary Policing From Seattle to Occupy Wall Street Paramilitary Policing From Seattle to Occupy Wall Street
As Seattle police chief in 1999, my disastrous response to the WTO protests should have been a cautionary tale. Yet our police forces have only become more militarized.
Nov 9, 2011 / Norm Stamper
Is the Eurozone on the Brink of Collapse? Is the Eurozone on the Brink of Collapse?
The crisis was caused by weak governance, excessive speculation and lax regulation. Austerity will only make the disease worse.
Nov 2, 2011 / Sherle R. Schwenninger
Greece Spins Out of Control Greece Spins Out of Control
Returning to Athens after three months away, I found the state close to dissolution and people in despair.
Nov 2, 2011 / Maria Margaronis
Noted. Noted.
Richard Lingeman on the revival of It Can't Happen Here; Erika Eichelberger on the global fight over tar sands.
Nov 2, 2011 / Various Contributors
Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill Memo to Congress: No Secret Farm Bill
Thanks to the antidemocratic "supercommittee," the legislation singularly responsible for shaping our food system is being written behind closed doors.
Nov 2, 2011 / Mark Hertsgaard
Iraq: End of a Debacle Iraq: End of a Debacle
It was an ignominious end to America's worst foreign policy disaster since the Vietnam War, and the costs, for both Iraq and the United States, will be felt for some time.
Oct 26, 2011 / The Editors
Libya After Qaddafi Libya After Qaddafi
By ignoring the UN Security Council resolution’s mandate authorizing intervention, NATO may have destroyed the prospects for future legitimate uses of the principle of &ldquo...
Oct 26, 2011 / Richard Falk