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With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business

With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business With 2.3 Million People Incarcerated in the US, Prisons Are Big Business

Meet the corporations who are profiting off our prison system.

Oct 1, 2013 / Liliana Segura

America Gets Primaried

America Gets Primaried America Gets Primaried

The government shutdown is all about electoral politics—particularly the gerrymandering of Republican districts and primaries that make compromise impossible.

Oct 1, 2013 / John Nichols

The Tea Party Freedom Fighters

The Tea Party Freedom Fighters The Tea Party Freedom Fighters

Standing up for your right to be denied health coverage. 

Oct 1, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions?

The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions? The End of Abortion Funding Restrictions?

Thirty-seven years after Congress first ended Medicaid funding of abortion, a new coalition of abortion rights and reproductive justice groups is poised to fight back.

Sep 30, 2013 / Stephanie Poggi

Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans

Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans

About 800,000 federal employees will be furloughed, with no guarantee of retroactive pay.

Sep 30, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Three): On Shutting Down Government

Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Three): On Shutting Down Government Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Three): On Shutting Down Government

It shouldn’t be surprising that conservatives who conceptualize politics as war, and an activist state as Satan, would be willing to shut down the federal government.

Sep 30, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Hollywood, Hitler and Harvard Hollywood, Hitler and Harvard

A leading critic has called on a leading publisher to withdraw and reissue a new book.

Sep 30, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Stop Congress From Rewarding Israeli Discrimination

Stop Congress From Rewarding Israeli Discrimination Stop Congress From Rewarding Israeli Discrimination

It’s considering a bill that would estrange millions of Palestinian-Americans from their families and their illegally occupied homeland.

Sep 30, 2013 / Anna Lekas Miller

Rejoice With Caution: Golden Dawn Under Arrest

Rejoice With Caution: Golden Dawn Under Arrest Rejoice With Caution: Golden Dawn Under Arrest

The Greek government cracks down at last on the neo-Nazi group, which had become more threatening than useful.

Sep 30, 2013 / Maria Margaronis

Justice Department Is Challenging North Carolina’s Extreme Voter Suppression Law

Justice Department Is Challenging North Carolina’s Extreme Voter Suppression Law Justice Department Is Challenging North Carolina’s Extreme Voter Suppression Law

The new North Carolina voting law has a discriminatory effect and intent, the federal government argues 

Sep 30, 2013 / Ari Berman

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