Barbara Lee Does Not Want Congress to Write Another Blank Check for Perpetual War Barbara Lee Does Not Want Congress to Write Another Blank Check for Perpetual War
Instead of a vague authorization of the use of force, the congresswoman seeks a real debate and a comprehensive strategy.
Feb 17, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Legendary Ambassador Delivers Some Straight Talk in DC Legendary Ambassador Delivers Some Straight Talk in DC
Jack Matlock makes the case for the United States reaching a practical compromise with Russia.
Feb 17, 2015 / James Carden
Europe’s Ideologues of Austerity Stand in the Way of Reforms Europe’s Ideologues of Austerity Stand in the Way of Reforms
In Europe, it is the conviction of the “brightest and the best” that is loosing anarchy upon the world.
Feb 17, 2015 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
We Need Syriza in Illinois We Need Syriza in Illinois
When a millionaire governor decrees austerity, it’s time for the left to step up.
Feb 16, 2015 / Jane McAlevey
Why Is No One Talking About the GOP’s Plan to Send Millions of Disabled Americans Into Poverty? Why Is No One Talking About the GOP’s Plan to Send Millions of Disabled Americans Into Poverty?
Instead of writing endless dope stories about a presidential campaign in 2016 and what might happen a year from now, shouldn’t the news media be alerting people to the fight ...
Feb 16, 2015 / Blog / William Greider
The State Where Even Republicans Have a Problem With Busting Unions The State Where Even Republicans Have a Problem With Busting Unions
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner is getting bipartisan pushback against his attack on labor unions.
Feb 16, 2015 / Blog / John Nichols
Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property? Did the GOP Just Give Away $130 Billion of Public Property?
A giant Anglo-Australian mining company is getting the rights to a huge copper reserve—and we don’t know what American taxpayers are getting in return.
Feb 13, 2015 / Rep. Alan Grayson
How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency? How Does the Pentagon Keep Fooling Reporters About Its Tech Research Agency?
60 Minutes’s Leslie Stahl carefully avoided DARPA’s total dependence on contractors and obscured its close ties with the surveillance state.
Feb 13, 2015 / Blog / Tim Shorrock
FBI Director on Police Violence: ‘Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist’ FBI Director on Police Violence: ‘Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist’
In what was billed as a “bold” speech on race, James Comey offered platitudes and excuses.
Feb 12, 2015 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
The 2015 Moral Monday Movement: ‘North Carolina Is Our Selma’ The 2015 Moral Monday Movement: ‘North Carolina Is Our Selma’
This Saturday, progressive activists in North Carolina are holding a major “Moral March on Raleigh.”
Feb 12, 2015 / Blog / Ari Berman