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How to Win Like Elizabeth Warren

How to Win Like Elizabeth Warren How to Win Like Elizabeth Warren

A field guide for the Democratic Party.

Nov 19, 2014 / Stephanie Taylor

This Is the First Article We Ever Published About the Internet

This Is the First Article We Ever Published About the Internet This Is the First Article We Ever Published About the Internet

Authors Kevin Cooke and Dan Lehrer accurately foresaw in 1993 the debate over net neutrality we’re having today.

Nov 19, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans

NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans NSA Reform Is Blocked by Constitutionally Disinclined Senate Republicans

Outgoing Colorado Senator Mark Udall promises to fight to the last day “to make sure we keep faith with our founding values.”

Nov 19, 2014 / John Nichols

The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System

The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System The Moral and Political Case for Reforming the Criminal Justice System

Criminal justice reform is one of those rare instances where moral decency, popular opinion and political incentives all align.

Nov 19, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Should We Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts?

Should We Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts? Should We Impeach Chief Justice John Roberts?

The Roberts Court's announcement that it will hear another legal challenge that threatens to disable and perhaps destroy the new healthcare system has the distinct odor of politica...

Nov 19, 2014 / William Greider

How a Strange, Secretive, Cult-like Company Is Waging Legal War Against Journalists How a Strange, Secretive, Cult-like Company Is Waging Legal War Against Journalists

The lawsuit filed by the NXIVM company against a Vanity Fair writer and a local reporter invokes the same computer hacking law used against Aaron Swartz. 

Nov 18, 2014 / William D. Cohan

Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL

Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL Beyond the Drug Raids: Why the Feds Are Fed Up With the NFL

The prescription drug abuse enabled by NFL teams is only the latest issue that has the federal government ready to breach the political moat that has long surrounded the world of f...

Nov 18, 2014 / Dave Zirin

The Grand Oil Party Takes Washington by Storm

The Grand Oil Party Takes Washington by Storm The Grand Oil Party Takes Washington by Storm

Prepare for the new Republican majority to speed the exploitation of the country’s oil, coal and natural gas reserves.

Nov 18, 2014 / Michael T. Klare

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay When Mega Corporations Get Mega Tax Breaks, We All Pay

A study finds that of the 100 highest-paid CEOs in the US, twenty-nine of them received more compensation than their companies paid in federal income tax.

Nov 18, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Sexual Harassment?

What Sexual Harassment? What Sexual Harassment?

Surely there's no harm in giving someone a compliment?

Nov 17, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

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