Jeremy Scahill: The Secret Story Behind Obama’s Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen Jeremy Scahill: The Secret Story Behind Obama’s Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen
Who were the al-Awlakis, and why did the US kill them?
Apr 23, 2013 / Press Room
Jeremy Scahill: Telling the Story of America’s Dirty Wars Jeremy Scahill: Telling the Story of America’s Dirty Wars
What do we know—and not know—about the US’s covert, extrajudicial ops?
Apr 23, 2013 / Press Room
The Long March of Jeremy Scahill’s ‘Dirty Wars’ The Long March of Jeremy Scahill’s ‘Dirty Wars’
America’s covert warfare—a bizarre form of unconscious wish fulfillment—warrants Scahill’s unembedded, dogged, independent reporting.
Apr 23, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt
Elites May Finally Realize Austerity Isn’t the Answer Elites May Finally Realize Austerity Isn’t the Answer
After a series of events this week, is the austerity consensus unraveling?
Apr 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
This Week in Nation History: The NRA and the Politics of Fear This Week in Nation History: The NRA and the Politics of Fear
The defeat of President Obama’s gun-control package indicates that lessons from history have been insufficiently learned.
Apr 20, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Paul Ryan’s Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a ‘Significant Mistake’ Paul Ryan’s Austerity Agenda Relies on Bad Math, Coding Errors and a ‘Significant Mistake’
The House Budget Committee chairman cites a study that says high debt stalls growth—but the economists responsible for the paper admit they made a "significant mistake.&...
Apr 18, 2013 / John Nichols
A Robin Hood Response to the Austerity Lie: Tax Wall Street A Robin Hood Response to the Austerity Lie: Tax Wall Street
Congressman Keith Ellison renews his call for a financial transactions tax—this time, with a grassroots movement behind him.
Apr 17, 2013 / John Nichols
Greg Kaufmann: After Sequestration, Where Will Poor Families Sleep? Greg Kaufmann: After Sequestration, Where Will Poor Families Sleep?
Housing programs are getting the budgetary knife—a crisis for seniors, people with disabilities and poor families.
Apr 17, 2013 / Press Room
Obama’s Secret ‘Times’ Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked! Obama’s Secret ‘Times’ Op-Ed Advisory Board, Unmasked!
What will Middleman do next?
Apr 16, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes Congress Refuses to Allow USPS to Fix Its Budget Woes
Why? Because the Postal Service caters primarily to the poor.
Apr 15, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny