Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team Let Them Play: Behind FIFA’s Decision to Ban Iran’s National Women’s Team
The Iranian Women's soccer team isn’t being allowed to take the field as long as they wear Muslim dress. Something stinks in FIFA land.
Jun 8, 2011 / Dave Zirin
On Weinergate: In Defense of Acting Like an Adult On Weinergate: In Defense of Acting Like an Adult
What kind of a professional has phone sex from his office during business hours with his staff just outside the door? Not one with his priorities in order.
Jun 8, 2011 / Dana Goldstein
Bye Bayh: Vice Presidential Aspirant Becomes K Street Sellout Bye Bayh: Vice Presidential Aspirant Becomes K Street Sellout
Evan Bayh was once a possible vice presidential candidate for Obama. Now he’s a hired gun for big business.
Jun 7, 2011 / Ari Berman
Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question
After Gary Hart, Bill Clinton, John Ensign, David Vitter, Eliot Spitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards and more—why don’t politicians learn?
Jun 7, 2011 / Leslie Savan
The Most Important Nominations Held Up by GOP Senators The Most Important Nominations Held Up by GOP Senators
Senate Republicans are holding up a wide array of President Obama's executive branch nominations—and some crucial federal agencies remain leaderless.
Jun 7, 2011 / George Zornick
Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China Tennis Anyone? What Li Na’s Grand Slam Win Tells Us About China
When Li Na became the first Chinese national to win a tennis Grand Slam title, the reaction told us a great deal about the realities of twenty-first-century China.
Jun 6, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama? Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama?
If the institutional norms of 2009 matched those of 1967, Barack Obama would be hailed as one of this country’s great liberal presidents.
Jun 6, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee
The rejection of Nobel Prize–winning economist Peter Diamond for the Fed Board illustrates how the GOP is systematically blocking well-qualified Obama nominees.
Jun 6, 2011 / Ari Berman
US Uncut Protests Apple’s Tax Dodging Practices US Uncut Protests Apple’s Tax Dodging Practices
US Uncut protests Apple‘s plans to shelter its revenue from fair taxation during America's time of fiscal crisis.
Jun 6, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Did John Edwards Break the Law? Did John Edwards Break the Law?
The case against John Edwards is a stretch—and it could muddle campaign finance law for years to come.
Jun 5, 2011 / Ari Melber