The Notion

Is NCAA President Mark Emmert ‘Justice-Curious’? Is NCAA President Mark Emmert ‘Justice-Curious’?

Last week, NCAA President Mark Emmert crossed a stunning ideological bridge away from the antediluvian. Emmert said in an interview with USA Today that at April's NCAA board meetin...

Apr 4, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08?

Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08? Can Obama ’12 Recapture the Magic from ’08?

It’s not clear yet how the grassroots organizers featured in Obama's re-election kickoff video will figure into the overall strategy of his campaign.

Apr 4, 2011 / Ari Berman

The Resistance Has Begun The Resistance Has Begun

The rich got too greedy and took to much, and now average Americans are fighting back—not by looking to their leaders but by physically occupying banks, streets and state Cap...

Apr 4, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

The Great Wells of Manning Marable The Great Wells of Manning Marable

Manning Marable did more than encourage us. He made a way for us.

Apr 3, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry

2011 Budget Cuts: A Matter of Life and Death 2011 Budget Cuts: A Matter of Life and Death

For thousands of protesting Americans, their state budget cuts aren't merely an inconvenience, they're a matter of survival.

Apr 2, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

Tax Havens: Bigger Than You Think, Closer to Home Than You Imagine Tax Havens: Bigger Than You Think, Closer to Home Than You Imagine

Author Nicholas Shaxson explains that over half the world's trade is now routed through tax havens, and the United States is itself a leading tax haven.

Apr 1, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

I Want to See Trump’s IQ Tests!: Birtherism Traps Trump, Gobbles GOP I Want to See Trump’s IQ Tests!: Birtherism Traps Trump, Gobbles GOP

The deeper purpose behind the pandering is to encourage us all to relax into the stupid.

Apr 1, 2011 / Leslie Savan

This Year’s Final Four: Beyond ‘Cinderella vs. Sinners’ This Year’s Final Four: Beyond ‘Cinderella vs. Sinners’

Before the media becomes too engorged on this Cinderella vs. Sinners narrative, it‘s worth noting that while superficially true, it’s also fraudulent, moralistic hooey.

Apr 1, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Bringing the Budget Protests to New York Bringing the Budget Protests to New York

From Wisconsin to Indiana to right here in New York—the state capitol in Albany Wednesday night echoed as well with chants of “This is what democracy looks like&rdq...

Mar 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Bring the No-Fly Zone Home to Arizona Bring the No-Fly Zone Home to Arizona

Could Obama and his supporters take a break from celebrating so-called no-fly zones—and take a look at what’s happening in Arizona?

Mar 30, 2011 / Laura Flanders

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