Opinion

Weak Teavangelicals

Despite great efforts, Billy Graham and his flock failed to pull out a Romney win. Is the 'values voter' era over?

Chris Lehmann

The Novels We Write For Ourselves

There's nothing objectionable about the new Anna Karenina film starring Keira Knightley. But she won't be my Anna.

Jane Miller

Voting for Obama with No Illusions

Four reasons to keep Obama in the White House and Romney out.

Achy Obejas

‘A Giant Sucking Sound’

While Romney and Obama speechify, behind the scenes they continue to push policies that favor corporate profits over middle-class workers.

Leonard C. Goodman

Frances Fox Piven: For the Welfare of All

The Left needs to proudly support social welfare.

Frances Fox Piven

Rich Deserts

Our new cult of money ensures that breeding shall evermore speak to breeding.

Chris Lehmann

The War on Teachers: Pick a Side

In Chicago, the teachers' strike was hugely popular. In the national media, it was maligned.

Joel Bleifuss

Express Yourself, But Vote

This year's Democratic ticket may not be perfect, but, like life, it is much better than the alternative.

Joel Bleifuss

In Defense of the Baby Boomers

Twentysomethings are indeed getting screwed, but not by an entire, somehow monolithic generation of selfish, greedy, resource-guzzling hogs.

Susan J. Douglas

Legislate First, Ask Questions Never

We all must share responsibility for the ignorance of our leaders.

Leonard C. Goodman

Ryan Shrugged

Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan can't shake his Randian roots.

Chris Lehmann

Bain’s Birth by Death Squads

Romney scrutinized over investments from Salvadoran families that ran a corrupt government, 12 years of murderous civil war and death squads.

Terry J. Allen

Zadie Smith’s London

More than anyone else at the moment writing fiction about London, Zadie Smith knows about race and class.

Jane Miller

Schooling in a Spot of Bother

The English education system isn't leaving room for students to flourish.

Jane Miller

GOP Land Grab

To Romney and others in his party, all public assets look ripe for privatization

Joel Bleifuss

The End of Facebook?

With the emergence of apps and a transition away from websites, Facebook may fall by the wayside

Kenneth Rapoza

GOP Time Travelers and Other Hucksters

The misguided semantics paving the way to November's election

Chris Lehmann

The Next Hiroshima

August 6 provides a critical moment to reflect not only on the terrible events of that day, but also on current nuclear threats.

Noam Chomsky