SEC Commissioner Backs More Disclosure on Political Spending SEC Commissioner Backs More Disclosure on Political Spending
Without any input from Congress or the courts, federal regulators could force publicly traded companies to disclose political donations.
Feb 24, 2012 / George Zornick
This Week: The GOP’s Retro-Culture Wars. PLUS: The Latino Vote in 2012 This Week: The GOP’s Retro-Culture Wars. PLUS: The Latino Vote in 2012
This week, the GOP’s continued war on women's health. Plus, guest-blogger Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto begins writing for us with a post on anti-immigration racial animus an...
Feb 24, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Comments of the Week: Keystone XL, Afghanistan and the GOP’s War on Sex Comments of the Week: Keystone XL, Afghanistan and the GOP’s War on Sex
Each week we post a run-down of the best of our reader comments with the hopes of highlighting some of your most valuable insights and encouraging more people to join the fray. Let...
Feb 24, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
Michigan Tree Experts Stumped by Romney Claims Michigan Tree Experts Stumped by Romney Claims
What are the roots of Romney's prolific praise for Michigan's trees?
Feb 24, 2012 / George Zornick
NYC to Release Teachers’ ‘Value-Added’ Ratings: Why It’s Not Fair NYC to Release Teachers’ ‘Value-Added’ Ratings: Why It’s Not Fair
Bill Gates and Wendy Kopp agree: the volatile data reports unfairly shame teachers.
Feb 24, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
Peter King Defends NYPD Monitoring, Plans More Hearings on Islam Peter King Defends NYPD Monitoring, Plans More Hearings on Islam
The New York congressman will have more hearings on Muslim radicalization in America, despite statistics that show a waning threat.
Feb 24, 2012 / George Zornick
Scott Walker’s Koch Connection Goes Bad Scott Walker’s Koch Connection Goes Bad
Complaints have been filed with state and federal official regarding Illegal use of tax exempt status by billionaire David Koch.
Feb 24, 2012 / John Nichols
Romney’s Koch Brothers Connections Romney’s Koch Brothers Connections
Romney’s campaign is getting a major boost from the lead organizers behind the Tea Party.
Feb 24, 2012 / Ari Berman
Rubin Agonistes Rubin Agonistes
Alter-Reviews and Reed Richardson zeros in on the flip-flop blogging of the Washington Post's Jenifer Rubin.
Feb 24, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act Student Privacy and the PATRIOT Act
More than a decade after Congress passed the PATRIOT Act, its varied implications are still unraveling.
Feb 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Uzma Kolsy