Opinion

A Welcome Return to Basic Standards

The meaning of Rush Limbaugh's recent apology.

David Sirota

A Broken Writ, a Kangaroo Court

Habeas corpus rights aren't intact in America. Just ask my Guantanamo detainee client.

Leonard C. Goodman

The Opposite of Snobbery

Rick Santorum thinks making college affordable for all is elitist. How else are Americans going to find good-paying jobs?

David Sirota

What Are Iran’s Intentions?

As tensions flare between Iran and the West, 120 nonaligned nations agree: the country has the right to enrich uranium.

Noam Chomsky

Paula Deen: This Little Piggy Went to Market

Why the TV cooking celebrity waited three years to announce her diabetes.

Terry J. Allen

Forgetting the Past, One Military Movie at a Time

When the entertainment industry gets in bed with the Pentagon, censorship is inevitable.

David Sirota

Newt Gingrich’s Vintage Female Problem

He doesn't seem to like older women. They ought to take revenge at the ballot box.

Susan J. Douglas

Will We Choose a Chinese Future?

Manufacturing jobs are trickling back into the U.S. economy because depressed wages are turning America into China.

David Sirota

When It Comes to Iran, U.S. Should Make History, Not Bombs

Washington must prevent, rather than join, a war over Iranian nuclear capabilities.

Joel Bleifuss

Liberal Snobs and Wall Street Bankers

A third way between America's clichéd class narratives comes from an unlikely source: former George W. Bush speechwriter David Frum.

Daniel Hertz

Embracing ‘Enough’

Most Americans know when someone earns enough money. But those calling the shots just don't get it.

David Sirota

The Gray Lady’s Decline

As The New York Times 'right-sizes' its editorial staff, the death of print media approaches.

Kenneth Rapoza

Anniversaries From ‘Unhistory’

The events we fail to commemorate say as much about our national narrative as those we acknowledge.

Noam Chomsky

When it Comes to Education Technology, Trust but Verify

New gadgets in the classroom may cost more than schools bargain for.

David Sirota

U.S. Military Toxins: The Gift That Keeps on Killing

A tragic history of pollution continues in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Terry J. Allen

The Sunshine State’s Shadowy Legacy

How the 2000 Florida presidential election transformed the GOP.

Theo Anderson

The Economic Normalcy Bias

Even in a time of financial crisis, our culture consumes as if there were no tomorrow.

David Sirota

It’s the Stupid Republicans, Stupid

Progressives shouldn't be shy about mobilizing voters around singe-issue passions.

Susan J. Douglas