Opinion

The War on the Gullible

75 years after the 'War of the Worlds' broadcast, Americans are still panicked by fake news.

Susan J. Douglas

A Different Kind of Shutdown

What if progressives took a page from the Tea Party?

Bhaskar Sunkara

The War That Wasn’t

Snowden and Manning taught Americans skepticism, and not a moment too soon.

Leonard C. Goodman

Mining Your Life for Their Profit

A behind-the-screens look at how Internet giants sell your personal information.

Susan J. Douglas

The Biggest Threat to the Black Vote

The best way to defend African-American voting rights is to end the War on Drugs.

James Thindwa

What a Tangled (World Wide) Web

Have our youth lost the gift of boredom?

Jane Miller

Don’t Hate the Player

In defense of Alex Rodriguez.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Compounders Slip Through Deadly FDA Loophole

A Big-Pharma-funded Congress has tied regulators' hands. The result? Lethal drugs.

Terry J. Allen

Chicago Teachers Lead the Way

The CTU plans to change the political landscape in Chicago.

Joel Bleifuss

Girls Don’t Just Want to Have Fun

As state legislatures attack women's reproductive rights, the media focus elsewhere.

Susan J. Douglas

Vanilla Vice

Vice's new HBO show is a brilliant addition to its empire—and a mediocre addition to journalism.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Which Box Would Zimmerman Check?

How Trayvon Martin's killing challenged our assumptions about Latinos.

Achy Obejas

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