Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans
About 800,000 federal employees will be furloughed, with no guarantee of retroactive pay.
Sep 30, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Three): On Shutting Down Government Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Three): On Shutting Down Government
It shouldn’t be surprising that conservatives who conceptualize politics as war, and an activist state as Satan, would be willing to shut down the federal government.
Sep 30, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Justice Department Is Challenging North Carolina’s Extreme Voter Suppression Law Justice Department Is Challenging North Carolina’s Extreme Voter Suppression Law
The new North Carolina voting law has a discriminatory effect and intent, the federal government argues
Sep 30, 2013 / Ari Berman
GOP Temper Tantrum GOP Temper Tantrum
Anti-choice Republicans are using the threat of a government shutdown to—surprise, surprise—renew their attacks on women.
Sep 30, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue
Amid Shutdown Scrambling, a Powerful Reminder That DC Should Be a State Amid Shutdown Scrambling, a Powerful Reminder That DC Should Be a State
The city of Washington lacks budget autonomy, so local officials are forced to cobble together a shutdown response. Why?
Sep 30, 2013 / John Nichols
Tea Party Lawmaker Letter on Med Device Tax Repeal Authored by Lobby Group Tea Party Lawmaker Letter on Med Device Tax Repeal Authored by Lobby Group
A letter signed by over seventy right-wing lawmakers was authored by a medical device tax industry group, metadata shows.
Sep 28, 2013 / Lee Fang
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Government Shutdown as Coup d’État This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Government Shutdown as Coup d’État
In a brilliant 1996 essay, political theorist Sheldon Wolin connected austerity economics to a broader Republican philosophy of governance--or lack thereof.
Sep 28, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Marriage Equality Fight Confirms (Again) That Chris Christie is No Moderate Marriage Equality Fight Confirms (Again) That Chris Christie is No Moderate
New Jersey judge says state must allow same-sex marriage. But the Republican governor fights to maintain discrimination.
Sep 28, 2013 / John Nichols
Bill de Blasio Hurls the ‘NY Post’ Into a Time Warp Bill de Blasio Hurls the ‘NY Post’ Into a Time Warp
The right salivates over the “news” that the NYC mayoral hopeful once visited Nicaragua and that, for a yearbook photo, didn’t wear a tie.
Sep 27, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change Scientific Consensus Won’t Change the Politics of Climate Change
Following the release of the IPCC’s landmark global warming report, progressives should challenge the cruelty behind climate deniers” politics, not the weakness of thei...
Sep 27, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter