Fight Climate Change, Not Wars Fight Climate Change, Not Wars
Here in Copenhagen, Obama's Nobel--which was awarded in part because of his re-engagement with the climate change negotiations--carries a special set of ironies.
Dec 10, 2009 / Naomi Klein
Are Student Loan Companies Playing Politics With People’s Jobs? Are Student Loan Companies Playing Politics With People’s Jobs?
Lenders claim that cutting their federal subsidies in order to give grants to students would put tens of thousands out of work--but the numbers just don't add up.
Dec 9, 2009 / Pedro de la Torre III
Feminism’s Face-Lift Feminism’s Face-Lift
Can a tax on breast enhancements and liposuction be channeled to benefit the public good?
Dec 9, 2009 / Alexandra Suich
Interview with Bolivian Climate Change Ambassador Interview with Bolivian Climate Change Ambassador
The Ambassador on his delegation’s position at COP15, how negotiations are proceeding, and the importance of respect for the planet.
Dec 9, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Iran: No Sanctions! Iran: No Sanctions!
Back in the spring, and several times since then, President Obama suggested that if progress hasn't been made in the talks with Iran, he'd move toward harsher measures, including ...
Dec 9, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
What is the EU’s Position on a Legally-Binding Agreement? What is the EU’s Position on a Legally-Binding Agreement?
Amidst a scandal over a leaked Danish negotiating text, pressure is growing on E.
Dec 9, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails Dear Barack, Spare Me Your E-Mails
It is one thing to rob us blind by rewarding the power elite that created our problems but quite another to sugarcoat it in the rhetoric of a David taking on those Goliaths.
Dec 9, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Senate Dems Ditch the Public Option Senate Dems Ditch the Public Option
When President Obama spoke to members of Congress the other day about the need to enact health-care reform he conveniently forgot to mention the public option. Senate Democrats g...
Dec 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Massachusetts Dems Pick Progressive Woman For Kennedy Seat Massachusetts Dems Pick Progressive Woman For Kennedy Seat
Massachusetts Democrats have nominated a candidate to replace Ted Kennedy, and all indications are that she will be a replacement in full. Massachusetts Attorney General Martha C...
Dec 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Senate Tables Nelson’s Nix on Abortion Coverage Senate Tables Nelson’s Nix on Abortion Coverage
Sen. Ben Nelson's amendment to severely limit abortion access through health insurance exchanges and the public option was tabled on the Senate floor.
Dec 8, 2009 / Emily Douglas