Jobs Report Shows How Romneynomics Would Hurt the Recovery Jobs Report Shows How Romneynomics Would Hurt the Recovery
Today’s numbers are a reminder that public sector layoffs are keeping the economy down.
Jun 1, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Federal Judge Overturns Draconian Voter Registration Rules in Florida Federal Judge Overturns Draconian Voter Registration Rules in Florida
The Republican Party of Florida believes its voting practices are “easy” to comply with. Civil rights organizations, the Department of Justice and a federal judge all a...
Jun 1, 2012 / Brentin Mock
DOJ Purges Florida’s Voter Purging Initiative DOJ Purges Florida’s Voter Purging Initiative
Say goodbye to Florida’s forty-eight-hour deadline rule for groups handing in voter registration applications.
Jun 1, 2012 / Brentin Mock
DOMA Declared Unconstitutional; Next Stop, Supreme Court DOMA Declared Unconstitutional; Next Stop, Supreme Court
What’s next for the Defense of Marriage Act?
Jun 1, 2012 / David Cole
What to Do About Syria What to Do About Syria
The United States ought to back off.
Jun 1, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week in Poverty: Will Janitors Strike in Houston? This Week in Poverty: Will Janitors Strike in Houston?
They clean the offices of some of the biggest corporations in the world for less than $9,000 per year. Now janitors in Houston are deciding whether to strike.
Jun 1, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Tea Party Flexes its Muscles in Texas Tea Party Flexes its Muscles in Texas
Even staunchly conservative candidates were on the defensive in the Texas Republican primary.
Jun 1, 2012 / Ben Adler
The Chicken and the Egg The Chicken and the Egg
Building a grid precedes writing the clues—and vice versa.
May 31, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Ten Reasons to Avoid Doing Business With Amazon.com Ten Reasons to Avoid Doing Business With Amazon.com
Even with Borders gone and independent booksellers struggling to get by, the war for the future of publishing rages on. As Steve Wasserman explains in “The Amazon Effect,&rdq…
May 31, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Today in Bogus Complaints of Media Bias Today in Bogus Complaints of Media Bias
Two Politico writers decide to use their platform to parrot the complaints of GOP flacks.
May 31, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie