Why You Shouldn’t Marry for Money

Conservatives’ silver bullet is a joke.

Bryce Covert

Obama Tells the FCC to ‘Implement the Strongest Possible Rules to Protect Net Neutrality’

The president calls for the reclassification of Internet services under telecommunications in the name of an open Internet.

John Nichols

The Worst Metaphors Politicians Have Used to Describe the Internet

Is it a series of tubes or a Coke bottle?

Naomi Gordon-Loebl

Will Republican Know-Nothings Torpedo Climate Progress?

Obama’s postponement of Keystone XL, EPA emissions regulations and now the China deal are in jeopardy.

Mark Hertsgaard

Comix Nation

Matt Bors

Snapshot: Million Mask March

Hacktivist group Anonymous held their third annual “Million Mask March” in conjunction with Guy Fawkes Day in over 400 cities worldwide. A sizable march in London, complemented by smaller events like this one in Budapest, protested an amalgamation of issues from corruption and capitalism to fracking and threats to privacy. Read More

Bernadett Szabo

Midterm Media Meltdown

The election results reflect a complex reality; the press prefers simple narratives.

Eric Alterman

The Value of Whiteness

A lawsuit is being waged against the “wrongful birth” of a black child.

Patricia J. Williams

Obstacles Limit Targets and Pace of Strikes on ISIS

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Got it covered… block that vote!… Berman replies… smarter than yeast?… the rich shall inherit… climate poem for Naomi…

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