Opinion

Why Stuart Hall Mattered

The Marxist intellectual revolutionized how we think about pop culture. But the U.S. media barely noted his death.

Susan J. Douglas

Schoolteachers Take On the Chicago Machine

The Chicago Teachers Union flexes its political muscle in the March primaries.

Joel Bleifuss

Jersey Hustle

The South Jersey political corruption depicted in American Hustle still persists, in a new form.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Citizens of Nowhere

Thousands of Haitian-Dominicans were stripped of Dominican citizenship. Where's the U.S. outrage?

Achy Obejas

The Reform That Dare Not Speak Its Name

The virtues of proportional representation.

Joel Bleifuss

Sabotaging Peace with Iran

Congress couldn't undermine Obama's deal without the help of the arms industry.

Leonard C. Goodman

Grand Old Race-Baiting

Ian Haney López's new book argues that conservatives have subtly exploited racism to disenfranchise us all.

Susan J. Douglas

We Shot John Lennon

50 years ago, the Beatles ran afoul of America's pathologies.

Susan J. Douglas

Is Another Crossfire Possible?

Jon Stewart was wrong: America needs vigorous debate. Too bad the new Crossfire doesn't deliver.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Where Obama’s Class Speech Failed

The president claims 'the opportunity gap in America is now as much about class as it is about race.' Is it?

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor

A Private-Sector Model: Really?

How Obama and the Democrats failed to defend the universal right to healthcare.

James Thindwa

Dumbing America Down

The Right wants us to think higher education has no value.

Susan J. Douglas

Soccer in Sun and Shadow

Blazing heat isn't the only problem with holding the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Obamacare After Obama

The Affordable Care Act's issues will be far from resolved by 2016.

Achy Obejas

The Social Movement Romance

Progressives can't let a love affair with social movements distract them from electoral politics.

Joel Bleifuss

The Hypocritical Oath: Make a Healthy Profit

Practitioners of both traditional and alternative medicine rake in cash from the credulous.

Terry J. Allen

How Cuba’s Bitter Sons Shut Down the U.S. Government

In Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, the Tea Party found the perfect pawns.

Achy Obejas

Flipping the House in 2014

Next year's congressional elections call for a more unified, progressive and revitalized Democratic Party.

Carl Davidson