Speaker Boehner Loses It Speaker Boehner Loses It
The Speaker's own House Repulicans abandoned him in the Plan B vote. But the American people already abandoned Boehner and the Republicans on November 6.
Dec 21, 2012 / John Nichols
We Fear Each Other, When Guns Themselves Are The Real Danger We Fear Each Other, When Guns Themselves Are The Real Danger
In guarding ourselves against remote dangers, we make ourselves more vulnerable.
Dec 20, 2012 / Harold Pollack
Stop the Violence Stop the Violence
Gun control advocates should not be intimidated: the political winds at their back are strong.
Dec 20, 2012 / NationAction
The Bork Legacy The Bork Legacy
Bork was denied a seat on the Supreme Court because he was a right-wing zealot, not because of campaign of liberal lies.
Dec 20, 2012 / Herman Schwartz
Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment Middlebury to Consider Fossil Fuel Divestment
In the wake of a high-profile student protest and amid a growing university movement to combat climate change, Middlebury College announced that it would initiate steps to address ...
Dec 20, 2012 / StudentNation / Bronwyn Oatley and Kelsey Collins
Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough Dean Spade: Why the Law Is Not Enough
Our civil rights discourse must address the ways our institutions systemically oppress certain communities.
Dec 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders
The Etymological Taboo The Etymological Taboo
Some reflections on word genealogy
Dec 20, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Real Movement on Gun Control? Real Movement on Gun Control?
At the federal and state levels, some politicians are encouragingly willing to tackle gun control.
Dec 20, 2012 / George Zornick
Senate Hearing Recounts the Many Election Season Mishaps of 2012 Senate Hearing Recounts the Many Election Season Mishaps of 2012
Elections administrators gathered for a hearing before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to unpack some of the shenanigans from last month.
Dec 20, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’ Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’
Two interviews have new resonance since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.
Dec 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders