And the Lits Keep on Coming! And the Lits Keep on Coming!
The wordplay is the definition. And vice versa.
Apr 24, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Fatah-Hamas Accord Could Rewrite the Rules in the Middle East The Fatah-Hamas Accord Could Rewrite the Rules in the Middle East
That is, if it holds.
Apr 24, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry
The FCC is mistaken—and democracy is threatened—when commissioners fail to embrace their authority to protect a free and open Internet.
Apr 24, 2014 / John Nichols
Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy Life Inside the New Minimum Wage Economy
Taxpayers are basically moneylenders to a government that is far more interested in subsidizing business than in caring for their workers.
Apr 24, 2014 / Peter Van Buren
There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED) There’s a Constitutional Showdown in Oklahoma Over 2 Planned Executions (UPDATED)
Republican Governor Mary Fallin is defying a state Supreme Court order staying the executions of two men.
Apr 23, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
80 Percent of the World’s Fossil Fuels Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Catastrophe 80 Percent of the World’s Fossil Fuels Must Stay in the Ground to Avert Catastrophe
What what will it take to make the energy companies relinquish this wealth?
Apr 23, 2014 / Chris Hayes
Students Mark Anniversary of BP Disaster With a Human Oil Spill Students Mark Anniversary of BP Disaster With a Human Oil Spill
Students put the pressure on Governor Jerry Brown to ban fracking in California.
Apr 23, 2014 / StudentNation / Bo Kovitz and StudentNation
This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All This Is How to Create a Green Economy That Works for All
When workers gain democratic control over their energy futures, they won’t just be trying to cope with climate change, they’ll be overturning entrenched economic struct...
Apr 23, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Why We Can’t Erase Vietnam From LBJ’s Legacy Why We Can’t Erase Vietnam From LBJ’s Legacy
The fiftieth anniversary celebrations of Johnson’s Great Society agenda should not overlook the travesties of the war.
Apr 23, 2014 / Ronnie Dugger
Georgia’s ‘Guns Everywhere’ Bill and How to Fight Back Georgia’s ‘Guns Everywhere’ Bill and How to Fight Back
If you're like me and think expanding gun rights will actually make society less safe, then this law looks pretty awful.
Apr 23, 2014 / Peter Rothberg