Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In Lesser-Evilism We Can Believe In
Should we put government in the hands of a party determined to subvert it, or a party—however flawed—that believes it still has a role to play in securing the common go...
Mar 23, 2015 / Feature / Michael Tomasky
What Does It Mean When ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Doesn’t Hold Up? What Does It Mean When ‘Hands Up, Don’t Shoot’ Doesn’t Hold Up?
Jonathan Capehart dares to ask, and too many on the left don’t want to hear about it.
Mar 20, 2015 / Leslie Savan
12 Years After Invading, the US Still Has Its Back Turned on Iraqi Refugees 12 Years After Invading, the US Still Has Its Back Turned on Iraqi Refugees
After waiting years for a decision on their visa applications with no explanation for the delay, nine Iraqis are suing the US government they once worked for.
Mar 20, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Republicans Loved Netanyahu’s Racist Election Tactics Republicans Loved Netanyahu’s Racist Election Tactics
House GOP lauds Netanyahu’s win as "hard-fought and well-earned."
Mar 20, 2015 / Ali Gharib
Barney Frank’s ‘Stupidest’ Decision Barney Frank’s ‘Stupidest’ Decision
The story Frank tells in his new memoir of Robert McNamara’s visit to Harvard in 1966 is, to put it generously, incomplete.
Mar 20, 2015 / Jon Wiener
These Republicans Want to Take Away Your Weekend These Republicans Want to Take Away Your Weekend
In Wisconsin, a new bill is threatening to kill workers’ one day of rest.
Mar 19, 2015 / Moshe Z. Marvit
5 Hallmarks of the New American Order 5 Hallmarks of the New American Order
A new kind of governance is being born right before our eyes. Stop pretending it’s not happening.
Mar 19, 2015 / Tom Engelhardt
Did the Chemical Industry Write Its Own Oversight Legislation? Did the Chemical Industry Write Its Own Oversight Legislation?
Some Democrats and health groups say this Senate bill is even worse than the outdated Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976.
Mar 19, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York’s Public Schools—Here’s Their Story 9 Billionaires Are About to Remake New York’s Public Schools—Here’s Their Story
A Nation investigation reveals how a group of hedge funders are about to get exactly what they paid for.
Mar 19, 2015 / George Joseph
The One Sensible Budget in Washington The One Sensible Budget in Washington
The importance of the Congressional Progressive Caucus's "The Peoples' Budget"
Mar 18, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel