Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley Big Soda Is Outspending Its Opposition 10-to-1 to Fight a Soda Tax in Berkeley
Berkeley residents overwhelmingly support the measure, but beverage companies are fighting back.
Oct 14, 2014 / Anna Lappé
Scott Walker Thinks $7.25 Is a Living Wage—He’s Wrong Scott Walker Thinks $7.25 Is a Living Wage—He’s Wrong
Wisconsin's governor refuses to act on behalf of low-wage workers.
Oct 14, 2014 / John Nichols
The Counter-Intuitivist The Counter-Intuitivist
Prepare to have your mind blown.
Oct 13, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
How Can You Tell If US Hospitals Are Prepared for Ebola? Ask a Nurse. How Can You Tell If US Hospitals Are Prepared for Ebola? Ask a Nurse.
This is not a time to panic. It is a time to get things right.
Oct 13, 2014 / John Nichols
The Mitch McConnell/Alison Lundergan Grimes Kentucky Horse Race Update The Mitch McConnell/Alison Lundergan Grimes Kentucky Horse Race Update
After slipping in the polls and getting outspent by McConnell forces two to one, Grimes surprised everyone last week by surging in the latest Bluegrass Poll.
Oct 10, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Voter Suppression Backfires in Texas and Wisconsin Voter Suppression Backfires in Texas and Wisconsin
Two of the country’s strictest voter ID laws are blocked by the courts.
Oct 10, 2014 / Ari Berman
Democracy Over Disenfranchisement: High Court Blocks Voter ID in Wisconsin Democracy Over Disenfranchisement: High Court Blocks Voter ID in Wisconsin
In an emergency ruling, the Supreme Court puts "the rule of law ahead of the Scott Walker’s political gamesmanship.”
Oct 10, 2014 / John Nichols
Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid? Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid?
A Republican Senator criticized Obama’s plan because it “focuses on Africa.”
Oct 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Elephant in the Room With Leon Panetta The Elephant in the Room With Leon Panetta
The former defense secretary has close ties to Hillary’s shadow campaign, and his criticisms are awfully convenient for her.
Oct 9, 2014 / George Zornick
The Supreme Court Approves the Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions in North Carolina The Supreme Court Approves the Country’s Worst Voting Restrictions in North Carolina
The country’s worst voter suppression law is now in effect for the midterms.
Oct 9, 2014 / Ari Berman