Opinion

Robbing Peter to Pay DePaul
As Rahm Emanuel decimates public schools, he's gifting a private college $55 million in public funds.
Achy Obejas
Welcome Back, Jim Crow
With a helping hand from the Supreme Court, the GOP can cling to power by disenfranchising voters.
Joel Bleifuss
Starving for Justice at Gitmo
Is force-feeding a form of torture?
Terry J. Allen
GOP: Masters of Media
As the GOP slashes the social safety net, the party seizes on 'scandals' to distract the public.
Susan J. Douglas
Our Iron Curtain
The 'border security' provisions of the new immigration bill solve a problem that isn't.
Achy Obejas
Obama’s SEC Cop-Out
The new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission is fresh off Wall Street.
Joel Bleifuss
The Problem Is Capitalism
Only radical reforms will solve neoliberalism's crisis of democracy.
Joseph M. Schwartz and Maria Svart
Revoking Amnesty for Death Squads
El Salvador finally confronts the ghosts of its past.
Angelina Godoy
The Right to Call In Sick
Portland joins a growing number of cities adopting paid sick leave ordinances.
Ellen Bravo
Maggie Thatcher, Milk Snatcher
The tall tales are all true.
Jane Miller
FCC: Fronting For Corporations?
Business is cheering Obama's nominee. That's bad news if you like your media diverse and your Internet free.
Joel Bleifuss
The Next Chavez?
A narrow victory bought Nicolás Maduro immense power.
Achy Obejas
Demystifying India
Jane Miller reflects on the end of an empire.
Jane Miller
The Digital Education Divide
Massive Open Online Courses threaten to aggravate the problems they were designed to solve.
Susan J. Douglas
The Gay Old Party
Republicans are waving a white flag in their battle against marriage equality--or is that a rainbow flag?
Achy Obejas
Drone Justice is Blind
There's no way President Obama can fairly review each drone strike.
Leonard C. Goodman
The GOP’s Cuban Conundrum
As they begin to lose their Cuban-American base, Republicans start seeing faults in a Cold War-era immigration policy.
Achy Obejas
Hollywood Is the Wrong Target
Entertainment isn't causing a culture of gun violence--we are.
Michael Atkinson
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