Letters Letters
Immigration, second-class wages, torture and taboo
Mar 12, 2013 / Our Readers and Samuel Moyn
Puzzle No. 3275 Puzzle No. 3275
And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.
Mar 12, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Victory on Bush Tax Cuts Might Not Last Long Victory on Bush Tax Cuts Might Not Last Long
Democrats have indicated they’re willing to negotiate on the top marginal tax rates they’ve achieved—will they get something worthwhile in return?
Mar 12, 2013 / George Zornick
Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law Our ‘Government of Laws’ Is Now Above the Law
The US Attorney General has recently stated that drone strikes on Americans are possible and that banks complicit in the financial crisis are too big to prosecute.
Mar 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Paul Ryan’s Budget Means for Women What Paul Ryan’s Budget Means for Women
Short version: a huge reduction in many of the programs they rely on.
Mar 12, 2013 / Bryce Covert
Obama’s Iran Bluff Obama’s Iran Bluff
The United States won’t invade Iran anytime soon—just look at what North Korea has gotten away with.
Mar 12, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Rape Is Not Inevitable: On Zerlina Maxwell, Men and Hope Rape Is Not Inevitable: On Zerlina Maxwell, Men and Hope
When you argue that it’s impossible to stop rape, what you’re really saying is, I don’t care enough to do anything about it.
Mar 12, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
If Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes, Why Should You? If Corporations Don’t Pay Taxes, Why Should You?
The tax savings of 19 US companies that park their money abroad would be more than enough to cover the $85 billion sequester cuts.
Mar 12, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Native Americans Are Not Munchkins: An Open Letter to Michelle Williams Native Americans Are Not Munchkins: An Open Letter to Michelle Williams
For Native Americans, there's no place like home—especially when offensive imagery and racist policies threaten to take it away.
Mar 12, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Paul Ryan’s Bumper-Sticker-Slogan Budget Paul Ryan’s Bumper-Sticker-Slogan Budget
The Budget Committee chairman has produced a budget that only makes sense to the conservative base. And that’s fine by him.
Mar 12, 2013 / John Nichols