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ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws

As corporations quit, shadowy group disbands task force that developed voter suppression and “shoot first” laws. But ALEC still pushes "model" bills that atta...

Apr 17, 2012 / John Nichols

How to Close the Gender Wage Gap in Just Seven Easy* Steps

How to Close the Gender Wage Gap in Just Seven Easy* Steps How to Close the Gender Wage Gap in Just Seven Easy* Steps

Want to end pay discrimination? All it takes is raising the minimum wage, increasing unionization and passing family leave policies!

Apr 17, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride Taking Uncle Sam for a Ride

How Pakistan makes Washington pay for the Afghan war.

Apr 17, 2012 / Dilip Hiro

The Senate Can and Should Save the Postal Service The Senate Can and Should Save the Postal Service

Congress is debating various slash-and-burn proposals that would lead to privatization of the postal service. But it does not have to happen. The USPS is not broke. It ought t...

Apr 17, 2012 / John Nichols

NYPD Arrests Occupiers For ‘Sleepful Protest’ NYPD Arrests Occupiers For ‘Sleepful Protest’

Ending its brief "truce" with OWS activists last night, the NYPD arrested some of the protesters who have been sleeping in front of the New York Stock Exchange all w...

Apr 17, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO]

Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO] Jeremy Scahill: Who Approves the Drones? [VIDEO]

In the 1990s, targeted killing was highly controversial. Today, the practice is barely questioned. What happened in between?

Apr 16, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Can Obama Convince Voters That the Economy Is Improving? Can Obama Convince Voters That the Economy Is Improving?

The recession is not as bad as it could have been, but that won’t win over voters this fall. 

Apr 16, 2012 / Press Room

Romney’s Bad Math Romney’s Bad Math

Mitt got caught offering some details on how he would cut spending. But they still don’t add up to a balanced budget.

Apr 16, 2012 / Ben Adler

Why Are Gun Owners So Afraid of Obama? Why Are Gun Owners So Afraid of Obama?

 Should gun owners be feeling threatened by President Obama and critics of “Stand Your Ground” laws?

Apr 16, 2012 / Chris Hayes

Five Ways to Support Re-Occupation Five Ways to Support Re-Occupation

A guide.

Apr 16, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

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