Vermont Votes for Public Banking Vermont Votes for Public Banking
“[It] doesn’t make any sense for us to be sending Vermont’s hard-earned tax dollars to some bank on Wall Street which couldn’t care less about Vermont or Ve...
Mar 9, 2014 / John Nichols
Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big Rand Paul, CPAC’s Rock Star, Wins Big
A far-right, tax-hating, regulation-strangling libertarian wins over the faithful.
Mar 9, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Rick Perry at CPAC Panel on Criminal Justice: ‘Shut Prisons Down. Save That Money.’ Rick Perry at CPAC Panel on Criminal Justice: ‘Shut Prisons Down. Save That Money.’
You won’t believe what some leading conservatives had to say about criminal justice reform this week—because they were actually right.
Mar 7, 2014 / George Zornick
The Koch Brothers Spent Twice as Much on the 2012 Election as the Top Ten Unions Combined The Koch Brothers Spent Twice as Much on the 2012 Election as the Top Ten Unions Combined
When Super PAC contributions and dark money are taken into account, David and Charles Koch spent over $412 million during the last election cycle.
Mar 7, 2014 / Lee Fang
What’s the Matter With California? Student Dispatches From Santa Cruz to the Border What’s the Matter With California? Student Dispatches From Santa Cruz to the Border
Across the state and beyond, students rail against racism and austerity.
Mar 7, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Nearly 400 Arrested at XL Dissent—the Largest White House Civil Disobedience Action in a Generation Nearly 400 Arrested at XL Dissent—the Largest White House Civil Disobedience Action in a Generation
The student-led protest was a dramatic demonstration of the youth climate movement’s growing resolve—and its sense of solidarity.
Mar 7, 2014 / Wen Stephenson
Why Does the US Still Have So Few Women in Office? Why Does the US Still Have So Few Women in Office?
At the current rate of progress, it will take nearly 500 years for women to reach fair representation in government.
Mar 7, 2014 / Steven Hill
Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Was Based on a Lie Paul Ryan’s CPAC Speech Was Based on a Lie
The kid in Ryan’s “full stomach…empty soul” CPAC speech is actually an advocate for free school lunches.
Mar 7, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’ Confounding Expectations, CPAC Gives Christie a Standing ‘O’
Some Tea Party supporters grumble, but Christie has a strong reservoir of support at Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington, DC.
Mar 7, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Subway Arrests Are Up 300 Percent Under de Blasio and Bratton. Why? Subway Arrests Are Up 300 Percent Under de Blasio and Bratton. Why?
Overall stops and arrests are down, but arrests of panhandlers and peddlers are way up.
Mar 6, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy