Politics

It’s Worse Than You Thought: NSA Spying and the Patriot Act

It’s Worse Than You Thought: NSA Spying and the Patriot Act It’s Worse Than You Thought: NSA Spying and the Patriot Act

A stunning report by The Guardian’s Glenn Greenwald reveals that the NSA has been tracking every call by Verizon business customers. How far does the spying go?

Jun 6, 2013 / David Cole

A Letter to the Graduating Class of 1966

A Letter to the Graduating Class of 1966 A Letter to the Graduating Class of 1966

The words ring the same for 2013: For every measure, there will always be a potential countermeasure.

Jun 6, 2013 / Tom Engelhardt

Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act

Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act

Society is not post-racial. Barack and Michelle Obama need to stop telling young people of color otherwise.

Jun 5, 2013 / Press Room

John Lewis

John Lewis’s Long Fight for Voting Rights John Lewis’s Long Fight for Voting Rights

Nearly five decades after Bloody Sunday in Selma, he’s in the fight of his life, as the Supreme Court threatens to overturn his signature achievement.

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Ari Berman

How to Save New Orleans From Sinking

How to Save New Orleans From Sinking How to Save New Orleans From Sinking

Innovative land management could replenish wetlands and limit flood damage.

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz

Will Obama End the Long War on Terror?

Will Obama End the Long War on Terror? Will Obama End the Long War on Terror?

There are some hopeful signs, including his recent speech at the National Defense University and a new, less hawkish foreign policy team.

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

California’s Great Prison Experiment

California’s Great Prison Experiment California’s Great Prison Experiment

Following a landmark court ruling, the state is on deadline to release tens of thousands of people from prison. Is it succeeding?

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Tim Stelloh

A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller

A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller

I don’t have simplistic fantasies about being rescued from oppression by figureheads alone. But I also know that women and people of color are a threat to the status quo.

Jun 5, 2013 / Erica Brazelton

Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington

Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington

Turkey's government has spent big bucks on DC lobbying firms and on travel junkets for politicians.

Jun 5, 2013 / Lee Fang

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right

The right-wing congressperson leaves a legacy of slander and bigotry that reflects the worst of American politics.

Jun 5, 2013 / Press Room

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