Politics

Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’ Crime and Crisis: Think ‘We’ Not ‘They’

Two interviews have new resonance since the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown.

Dec 20, 2012 / Laura Flanders

Glox News: ‘The Bottomless Pit of Arbitrary Accounting’ Glox News: ‘The Bottomless Pit of Arbitrary Accounting’

Will the Supreme Leader make concessions to the losing party?

Dec 20, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow

The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012

The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012 The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012

From Bernie Sanders to Boots Riley, from Marcia Moody to Jane McAlevey, we celebrate nineteen activists, movements and politicians.

Dec 19, 2012 / Feature / John Nichols

Noted Noted

Lee Fang on the NRA’s real mission, Allison Kilkenny on Occupy the NRA, John Nichols on ALEC and guns, the editors on Josh Eidelson's Sidney Award

Dec 19, 2012 / Various Contributors

Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying?

Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying? Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying?

When The New York Times first revealed the NSA was wiretapping Americans without a warrant in 2005, it was a scandal. But the government continues to spy with impunity—and wh...

Dec 19, 2012 / Marcy Wheeler

Figuring Out Why 93 Million People Didn’t Vote Figuring Out Why 93 Million People Didn’t Vote

Forty percent of voters didn’t participate last month. A new report outlines who they are, and why they didn’t cast a ballot. 

Dec 19, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch

New ALEC Documents Show Regulatory Capture in Action

New ALEC Documents Show Regulatory Capture in Action New ALEC Documents Show Regulatory Capture in Action

ALEC is playing lobbyist match-maker with state regulators to push an anti-environmental agenda.

Dec 19, 2012 / Lee Fang

Today in Poverty: An Education Wish List

Today in Poverty: An Education Wish List Today in Poverty: An Education Wish List

Here are ten reforms that would ensure every child receives the education they deserve.

Dec 19, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann

John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control

In the wake of a national tragedy, how do we have a productive conversation about how to keep our country safe?

Dec 19, 2012 / Press Room

Why Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts

Why Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts Why Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts

Cutting benefits goes against the Democratic Party's most powerful political claim: That it defends Social Security—no matter who is attacking.

Dec 19, 2012 / John Nichols

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