Politics

News Conference on Gun Legislation

This Bill Would Strip Legal Immunity From the Gun Industry This Bill Would Strip Legal Immunity From the Gun Industry

Gun makers and sellers enjoy legal protections unlike any other American industry.

Jan 27, 2016 / George Zornick

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton, With Joy and Without Apologies Why I’m Supporting Hillary Clinton, With Joy and Without Apologies

I’ve come to feel passion for Clinton herself, and for the movement that supports her.

Jan 27, 2016 / Joan Walsh

Haiti Protester Upset With Obama

Why Haitians Are Chanting ‘Down with Obama’ Why Haitians Are Chanting ‘Down with Obama’

They’re enraged at American complicity in the Haitian government’s blatant effort to rig the presidential election.

Jan 27, 2016 / James North

Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti

Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti Sure, Washington Has Always Supported Democracy in Haiti

American politicians’ rhetoric on Haiti remains woefully disconnected from reality.

Jan 26, 2016 / Greg Grandin

GOP Debate SC

The Six Questions Missing From the 2016 Election Debates The Six Questions Missing From the 2016 Election Debates

There’s a reason you won’t hear these questions being asked any time soon.

Jan 26, 2016 / Andrew J. Bacevich

Obama and King Salman

The United States Is Waging 2 Contradictory Wars in Syria The United States Is Waging 2 Contradictory Wars in Syria

Our funding and support are simultaneously aiming to topple Assad, and to destroy ISIS—and those goals are in conflict.

Jan 26, 2016 / James Carden

Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans

Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans Note to Hillary: Clintonomics Was a Disaster for Most Americans

Under Bill Clinton, Wall Street created a ruinous bubble, while workers lost wages and power.

Jan 26, 2016 / Robert Pollin

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect Bernie Sanders Is the Realist We Should Elect

Sanders’s message is clear: Trust yourself. Come together, take back the country and make this nation better. 

Jan 26, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Are We Paying Sales Tax on Tampons?

Why Are We Paying Sales Tax on Tampons? Why Are We Paying Sales Tax on Tampons?

States exempt food and other necessities, but not menstrual products, from sales tax. How is that fair?

Jan 26, 2016 / Jennifer Weiss-Wolf

Tom Tomorrow cartoon

A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness A Political Party’s Descent Into Madness

The GOP presidential hopefuls compete for the title of most absurd candidate.

Jan 26, 2016 / Tom Tomorrow

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