Politics

What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe?

What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe? What Does the Democratic Party Actually Believe?

Does the Democratic party’s soul lie with Hilliary Clinton, moderation and Wall Street—or somewhere else?

Jul 9, 2014 / William Greider

How Obama Could Become the Good Jobs President and Help 21 Million Americans Join the Middle Class

How Obama Could Become the Good Jobs President and Help 21 Million Americans Join the Middle Class How Obama Could Become the Good Jobs President and Help 21 Million Americans Join the Middle Class

While Obama has begun to act on what the country needs, Republican obstruction refuses to pass bills and solve problems.

Jul 9, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What’s Stopping Congress From Reversing ‘Hobby Lobby’?

What’s Stopping Congress From Reversing ‘Hobby Lobby’? What’s Stopping Congress From Reversing ‘Hobby Lobby’?

Senate Democrats fight the ruling that allows corporate executives to make healthcare decisions for female employees.

Jul 9, 2014 / George Zornick

ABC News Helps Dinesh D’Souza Hype His Latest Conspiracy Theory

ABC News Helps Dinesh D’Souza Hype His Latest Conspiracy Theory ABC News Helps Dinesh D’Souza Hype His Latest Conspiracy Theory

Why the corporate media keep lending the far-right legitimacy. 

Jul 8, 2014 / Leslie Savan

How to End the Rebirth of the ‘Old Confederacy’ in the ‘New South’: An Interview With the Reverend Jesse Jackson

How to End the Rebirth of the ‘Old Confederacy’ in the ‘New South’: An Interview With the Reverend Jesse Jackson How to End the Rebirth of the ‘Old Confederacy’ in the ‘New South’: An Interview With the Reverend Jesse Jackson

Jackson explains how Southern politics dangerously mirror the Old Confederate South and why it’s time for another Reconstruction

Jul 8, 2014 / Victoria Ford

Yes, Arresting Subway Dancers Is Still a Way of Criminalizing Black Youth

Yes, Arresting Subway Dancers Is Still a Way of Criminalizing Black Youth Yes, Arresting Subway Dancers Is Still a Way of Criminalizing Black Youth

However one feels about subway dancers’ high flying antics, we should be able to agree they shouldn’t be arrested.

Jul 8, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

145 Nominees Still Can’t Do Their Jobs Because Republicans Won’t Do Theirs

145 Nominees Still Can’t Do Their Jobs Because Republicans Won’t Do Theirs 145 Nominees Still Can’t Do Their Jobs Because Republicans Won’t Do Theirs

Senate Republicans have ground the body to a near-halt on nominations.

Jul 8, 2014 / George Zornick

If Christian Corporations Have Religious Rights, What About Muslim Prisoners?

If Christian Corporations Have Religious Rights, What About Muslim Prisoners? If Christian Corporations Have Religious Rights, What About Muslim Prisoners?

The US government has until Tuesday evening to explain to a federal judge why men held at Guantánamo do not have the same religious freedoms as Hobby Lobby.

Jul 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

On the NSA, Hillary Clinton Is Either a Fool or a Liar

On the NSA, Hillary Clinton Is Either a Fool or a Liar On the NSA, Hillary Clinton Is Either a Fool or a Liar

Clinton is using Edward Snowden as a punching bag to shore up her hawkish bona fides. 

Jul 8, 2014 / Robert Scheer

Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit

Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit Teachers to Education Secretary Arne Duncan: Please Quit

National Education Association calls out Obama’s education secretary for focusing on high-stakes testing. Democrats should take the criticism seriously.

Jul 8, 2014 / John Nichols

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