Turn Back the Assault on Women’s Rights Turn Back the Assault on Women’s Rights
The House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass its health care reform bill (HR 3962) only after approving an amendment introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak that would prohibit any...
Nov 10, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Legislation Watch: A Nation of Immigrants Legislation Watch: A Nation of Immigrants
For the first time, family reunification for same-sex binational couples is being included in broader immigration reform.
Nov 10, 2009 / Greg Kaufmann
Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After
The commemorations marking the fall of the Wall were joyous. But divisions still plague unified Germany.
Nov 10, 2009 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
LA Clippers Owner Pays Out for Race-Based Housing Discrimination LA Clippers Owner Pays Out for Race-Based Housing Discrimination
Donald Sterling was just obligated to pay out the largest settlement ever obtained by the government in a housing discrimination case involving apartment rentals.
Nov 10, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry
Following the horrific shootings at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, Connecticut Senator Lieberman pulled a thread from the right-wing blogosphere and called for a congressional ...
Nov 10, 2009 / John Nichols
Abortion Battle Puts Health Reform at Risk Abortion Battle Puts Health Reform at Risk
Nation editor Christopher Hayes is "infuriated" by the last-minute add-on that prohibits coverage for abortion in the House health plan.
Nov 10, 2009 / Countdown
SNL Spoofs Fox News’ Election ’09 Coverage SNL Spoofs Fox News’ Election ’09 Coverage
Glenn Beck, Karl Rove and the rest of the Fox News crew declare the Obama presidency over after just ten months in office.
Nov 10, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
What Do the Bishops Have That We Don’t? What Do the Bishops Have That We Don’t?
The House passed its version of health-care legislation Saturday night by a vote of 220 to 215 after the approval of an amendment which amounts to a not-very-back door abortion b...
Nov 10, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Who Subsidizes Abortion? Who Subsidizes Abortion?
As is now widely known, added to the health care reform bill just passed by the House of Representatives was a provision barring access to abortion called the Stupak-Pitts Amendmen...
Nov 10, 2009 / Eyal Press
Good Riddance to the MSM? Good Riddance to the MSM?
On October 27 I was part of the "Intelligence Squared" debate series, squaring off with NPR's John Hockenberry, Politico's Jim VandeHei, and Vanity Fair columnist Michael...
Nov 9, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel