Red Harvest: The KGB in America Red Harvest: The KGB in America
A new book on cold war espionage falsely accuses I.F. Stone of being a paid Soviet agent.
May 6, 2009 / Books & the Arts / D.D. Guttenplan
How We Cover the Economy How We Cover the Economy
There's been plenty of coverage of the economic crisis over the last eight months. But are we missing the real story?
May 6, 2009 / GRITtv
Fox’s Extremely Misleading Editing Fox’s Extremely Misleading Editing
Fox News truncates or splices video to support its ideological slant regardless of context or speaker intent.
May 5, 2009 / Media Matters for America
The Plight of Women Soldiers The Plight of Women Soldiers
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet the US military continues to treat them like second class citizens.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Helen Benedict
Why the New Torture Defense Is a Good Offense Why the New Torture Defense Is a Good Offense
The torture immunity lobby has a new argument--public support inoculates war criminals. With that mindset, we are likely to get these policies wrong again in the future.
May 5, 2009 / Ari Melber
US Troops Told to ‘Hunt People for Jesus’ US Troops Told to ‘Hunt People for Jesus’
Evangelicals serving in Afghanistan add spreading Christianity to list of duties in defiance of US military law.
May 4, 2009 / Al Jazeera
Four Dead in Ohio Four Dead in Ohio
Today is the 39th anniversary of the killings of four student antiwar protesters at Kent State University.
May 4, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Seabiscuit Meets Syriana at the Derby Seabiscuit Meets Syriana at the Derby
In a victory for the little people, a long-shot little horse from nowhere overcomes 50 to 1 odds to win the Kentucky Derby. But wait. Look who owns part of the horse.
May 3, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Justice Souter’s Jurisprudence Justice Souter’s Jurisprudence
He has quietly and diligently mined the law to return history and humanity to the court. Obama would do well to name someone like him.
May 1, 2009 / Aziz Huq
Flawed Flu Prescription Flawed Flu Prescription
It's easy enough for the government to tell people to stay home or keep their kids home from school if they have flu symptoms--but what if they can't afford to miss work?
May 1, 2009 / Heather Boushey