Politics

We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.

We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops. We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.

Here’s what we actually know about proposed police reforms.

Dec 4, 2014 / Alex S. Vitale

Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran

Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran

Even the Senate’s favorite nuke experts aren’t on board with derailing Iran talks, but that won’t deter the incoming Republican Congress.

Dec 4, 2014 / Eli Clifton

Why Hagel’s Departure Is a Victory For War Hawks

Why Hagel’s Departure Is a Victory For War Hawks Why Hagel’s Departure Is a Victory For War Hawks

In the end, Hagel, who came to regret his reluctant vote to invade Iraq, evidently proved an uncomfortable fit.

Dec 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’

‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’ ‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’

Demonstrations have occurred in more than 150 cities across the US in the week since a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed Michael Brown.

Dec 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics Bernie Sanders’s Bold Economic Agenda Seeks to Transform Politics

The senator has a twelve-point plan for getting the debate, and perhaps the movement, started.

Dec 3, 2014 / John Nichols

Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor?

Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor? Are Cities the Next Front in the Right’s War on Labor?

From ALEC to the Heritage Foundation, a group of anti-labor stalwarts is looking to turn cities and counties into “right-to-work” zones.

Dec 3, 2014 / Moshe Z. Marvit

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask)

Americans today are a lot more familiar with his presidency than they think they are.

Dec 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

How Las Vegas Gambled on the Housing Boom—and Lost

How Las Vegas Gambled on the Housing Boom—and Lost How Las Vegas Gambled on the Housing Boom—and Lost

After the 2008 crash, southern Nevada became the foreclosure and unemployment capital of the nation.

Dec 2, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

Let’s get serious about addressing erratic, constantly changing schedules that are a Holiday-season nightmare for workers.

Dec 1, 2014 / John Nichols

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

Ferguson teaches us that in elections for local law-enforcement posts the most fundamental choices are made.

Nov 26, 2014 / John Nichols

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