Opinion

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

Tea Party Coup D’état

Progressives are too quick to believe that the Tea Party hurts Republicans.

Joel Bleifuss

A Romanian Exorcism

Cristian Mungiu's film 'Beyond the Hills' will take your breath away.

Michael Atkinson

Frack You and the Sand You Rode In On

Fracking's evil twin: the mining of prehistoric sand.

Terry J. Allen

Loving to Hate the Royal Family

Hilary Mantel's sniping at Kate Middleton, and why we Britons cling to our monarchy.

Jane Miller

No Sanctuary in the Ivory Tower

Why didn't MIT defend Aaron Swartz?

Chris Lehmann

A Just War in Timbuktu?

How the Salafist uprising in Mali threw our Enlightenment ideals into confusion.

Joel Bleifuss