How Mitt Got Bushwhacked in the GOP’s ‘Establishment Primary’

The Bush Machine plays for keeps—and this time, they hauled out the heavy artillery to shoot down Romney.

John Nichols

The Oil Price Collapse Is Not Just Another Bust Cycle

This time, it could be long-lasting—with dramatic consequences for the climate, the economy and the global balance of power.

Michael T. Klare

Why Did It Take 10 Years to Publish the Diary of a Guantánamo Detainee?

An interview with Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s attorney and his editor.

Jon Wiener

Comix Nation

Jen Sorensen

Snapshot: Forcing Out the Islamic State

Soldiers in the Kurdish People’s Protection Units train at a military camp in Syria. By the end of January, these Kurdish fighters—supported by US-led airstrikes—forced ISIS out of Kobani on the Syrian-Turkish border. After ISIS surrounded Kobani in September, nearly 200,000 Kurds fled the city and surrounding towns. Read More

Rodi Said

Why I Heart King Abdullah

He was an old-school monarch who made America feel good about itself again.

Katha Pollitt

Romney, Not Finding Donor Support, Decides Not to Run

Calvin Trillin

Letters

Actions speak louder; progress and poverty; learning from Teachout; don’t be fooled

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