Politics

A Big Day for Obamacare

A Big Day for Obamacare A Big Day for Obamacare

The administration largely protected universal contraception coverage, but also made it harder for millions of familes to get health insurance. 

Feb 1, 2013 / George Zornick

What We Will Lose When Tom Harkin Leaves the Senate

What We Will Lose When Tom Harkin Leaves the Senate What We Will Lose When Tom Harkin Leaves the Senate

An FDR Democrat who got big things done, the retiring senator has been a rare moral voice in a chamber of compromise and cynicism—especially on human rights issues.

Feb 1, 2013 / John Nichols

It’s Good to Be Goldman

It’s Good to Be Goldman It’s Good to Be Goldman

Those responsible for the crisis continue to be rewarded, as Timothy Geithner’s Treasury Department approves tens of millions of dollars in bonuses for Goldman Sachs executiv...

Feb 1, 2013 / Robert Scheer

The Hagel Disaster

The Hagel Disaster The Hagel Disaster

He’ll probably be confirmed, but the former senator didn’t exactly stand tall.

Feb 1, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort

Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort Meet Jason Rapert, the Koch-Backed Evangelical Steering Arkansas’s Radical Abortion-Restriction Effort

Arkansas State Senator Jason Rapert, chief sponsor of potentially the most restrictive anti-abortion bill in the country, has friends in high places. 

Feb 1, 2013 / Lee Fang

Could New Orleans Be the Labor Movement’s Next Frontier?

Could New Orleans Be the Labor Movement’s Next Frontier? Could New Orleans Be the Labor Movement’s Next Frontier?

The city runs on tourism—and thousands of non-union restaurant workers.

Jan 31, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz

Ten Ridiculous Questions From Chuck Hagel’s Confirmation Hearing

Ten Ridiculous Questions From Chuck Hagel’s Confirmation Hearing Ten Ridiculous Questions From Chuck Hagel’s Confirmation Hearing

We just witnessed one of the most absurd, embarrassing hearings in recent Washington memory.

Jan 31, 2013 / George Zornick

A Lonely Spot in a Lonely War A Lonely Spot in a Lonely War

Eric on Neil Young and Reed on Jake Tapper's Afghanistan book.

Jan 31, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex

Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex Why Hagel So Frightens Neocons and Guardians of the Military-Industrial Complex

The former Republican senator has an independent streak that unsettles Republicans, and even some Democrats. 

Jan 31, 2013 / John Nichols

The Hagel Hearings

The Hagel Hearings The Hagel Hearings

Today's confirmation hearings are the last best chance to debate the truth about a lost war and America's war-making future.

Jan 31, 2013 / Nick Turse

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