Opinion

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

NRA: No Research Allowed

Two reasons the NRA is like Big Tobacco.

Susan J. Douglas

A Deadly Disorder at the EPA

Before we can save the honeybees, we need to resuscitate the EPA.

Joel Bleifuss

How Long Can Hugo Chavez Call In Sick?

Venezuela's ailing president has kept the wolves at bay for 69 days, but restlessness is brewing.

Achy Obejas

Clothing to Die For

Bangladesh garment workers earn an average of $43 a month, and sometimes lose their lives.

Terry J. Allen

Extreme Makeover: GOP Edition

Fearful of being outflanked by far-right extremists, the GOP is pushing for moderation in its ranks.

Achy Obejas

Year of the White-Guy Meltdown

Boehner's f-bomb, LaPierre’s rant ... have the white men in power simply lost it?

Chris Lehmann

Gold Diggers and Indians

Republicans want to have their way with Wisconsin's buried gold, but the Anishinaabe aren't having it.

Joel Bleifuss

Who’s Afraid of Homophobia?

The Associated Press's decision to favor 'anti-gay' over 'homophobic' isn't as bad as some say.

Achy Obejas

Castro’s Greatly Exaggerated Demise

Rumors of Fidel's failing health are likely overplayed yet again.

Achy Obejas

The Feminine Mistake

What Eric Hobsbawm missed in his dismissal of feminism.

Jane Miller