Politics
Who Is John Galt? Now We Know!
On financial meltdowns and government shutdowns.
Slavoj Žižek
The Obama Doctrine
What American exceptionalism and isolationism share.
Noam Chomsky
The Grumpy Obstructionist Party
It's time for Dems to turn the tables.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
Strong Enough for a Man, Effective Enough For A Woman
Sen. Gillibrand’s five-point family and economic plan is refreshingly, aggressively pro-worker.
Sarah Jaffe
NFL Scores Big With Tax-Exempt Status
How football symbolizes economic unfairness in America.
David Sirota
Your Internet’s in Danger
Verizon v. FCC could lead to one Internet for the 'haves' and another for the 'have-nots.'
Cole Stangler
First They Came for the Federal Workers…
The GOP government shutdown prefigures an attack on the working class.
Mariya Strauss
Today, Congressional Republicans Violate Their Oath of Office
The House has resorted to hostage-taking, rather than the job it was elected to do.
Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President
The True Jewel in the British Crown? Tax-Free Benefits
There's one British family who won't have to worry about austerity measures.
Tony McKenna
Why the GOP Is Really Waging Its War on Food Stamps
The attack on SNAP is mere political symbolism--but that symbolism is lucrative.
James Patterson
How the Syrian Revolution Went Wrong
With the opposition fracturing, is there still hope for a Syrian Spring?
Richard Seymour
What Bootstraps?
Proposed food stamp cuts could leave job seekers with nowhere to turn.
Cole Stangler
Steal From the Rich, Give to the Middle Class
Could the Robin Hood Tax help save our economy?
Andrew Elrod
The Thousand-Year Flood
Climate change: You can run, but you can't hide.
David Sirota
A New Direction For the Fed?
Yellen may be better than Larry Summers, but she's not the reformer the Fed needs.
David Moberg
Is the U.S. Enabling the Humanitarian Crisis in Colombia?
Millions remain displaced and war crimes are ongoing, but U.S. military aid keeps flowing.
Jeremy Kryt
War, Interrupted
Peace advocates remain cautious as Obama signals diplomatic turn on Syria.
Cole Stangler
New York A-Twitter with Reports of Voting Malfunctions
Last year, elections officials blamed Sandy. What's their excuse now?
Sarah Jaffe
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