O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote O’Malley Endorses a Constitutional Amendment Protecting the Right to Vote
The Democratic contender supports a constitutional remedy to voter suppression and assaults on the Voting Rights Act.
Aug 5, 2015 / John Nichols
August 5, 1962: Marilyn Monroe Dies August 5, 1962: Marilyn Monroe Dies
“Her performances indicated that while sex is certainly fun, and often funny, it is only one of many games.”
Aug 5, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards The Coming Debate and a Trump in the House of Cards
A debate that promises to defy the needs—and common sense—of most Americans.
Aug 4, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan 70 Years Later, We Still Haven’t Apologized for Bombing Japan
We’ve somehow convinced ourselves that Hiroshima was an act of mercy.
Aug 4, 2015 / Christian Appy
How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts How to Repeal the Tax Loophole That Allows Companies to Hide Their Profits in Offshore Accounts
If we want to address the inequality crisis, we must prevent corporations from sitting on hoards of untaxed cash.
Aug 4, 2015 / David Cay Johnston
August 4, 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin ‘Incident’ Sparks American Escalation in Vietnam August 4, 1964: The Gulf of Tonkin ‘Incident’ Sparks American Escalation in Vietnam
“After expending many billions of dollars and sacrificing hundreds of lives...there is still no end in sight.”
Aug 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Senate Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood, But the Political Assault Continues Senate Blocks Attack on Planned Parenthood, But the Political Assault Continues
Instead of a serious debate about the facts, for GOP candidates who sit in the Senate this is “all about politics.”
Aug 3, 2015 / John Nichols
The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color The War on Planned Parenthood Is Also an Assault on Poor Women of Color
The Right’s war on federal funding to health clinics is putting public health at risk.
Aug 3, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Washington Has a New Plan to Tackle Domestic Terrorism and It Probably Won’t Work Washington Has a New Plan to Tackle Domestic Terrorism and It Probably Won’t Work
But enacting gun control laws and investing in support services for America’s children might.
Aug 3, 2015 / Karen J. Greenberg
Jeb Bush Admires a Really Lousy President — And It’s Not His Brother Jeb Bush Admires a Really Lousy President — And It’s Not His Brother
James K. Polk was condemned by John Quincy Adams, Henry David Thoreau, and Abraham Lincoln on issues of human bondage and lawless militarism.
Aug 3, 2015 / John Nichols