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Health Care Reform Talk With Doctor Hand

Health Care Reform Talk With Doctor Hand Health Care Reform Talk With Doctor Hand

The market knows best, and the market says American healthcare should be profit-driven!

Nov 6, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Five): Epistemology and Empathy

Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Five): Epistemology and Empathy Thinking Like a Conservative (Part Five): Epistemology and Empathy

Have you ever noticed how many conservatives cannot believe a sane, sincere, intelligent person could disagree with them? That's a central component of the right-wing mind.

Nov 6, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough

The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough The Right Thinks Anti-Gay, Anti-Choice Cuccinelli Wasn’t Conservative Enough

The GOP’s loss in Virginia is causing the Tea Party to double down on the conservative crazy.

Nov 6, 2013 / Michelle Goldberg

Bill de Blasio Is Elected Mayor of New York City

Bill de Blasio Is Elected Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio Is Elected Mayor of New York City

De Blasio won with NYC voters "regardless of race, gender, age, education, religion or income." 

Nov 6, 2013 / Leslie Savan

Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life

Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life Boxed In: How a Criminal Record Keeps You Unemployed For Life

People like Luis Rivera are being locked out of the formal workforce forever thanks to one youthful mistake.

Nov 6, 2013 / Feature / Kai Wright

Legalize Marijuana

Legalize Marijuana Legalize Marijuana

It’s time to legalize marijuana. 

Nov 5, 2013 / NationAction

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out Turn On, Tune In, Opt Out

The knowledge that students can forgo tests without repercussions has emboldened parents across the state.

Nov 5, 2013 / StudentNation / Owen Davis and StudentNation

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back Q&A: Texas Passed a Law Restricting Abortion Rights—Meet One of the Women Fighting Back

Texas Equal Access fund Executive Director Merritt Tierce says the fight against Texas’ new abortion laws will continue and intensify.

Nov 5, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis? Will ENDA Be the Next Casualty of the GOP’s Internal Crisis?

Dim prospects for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act in the House illustrate how far right of the American mainstream the GOP has drifted. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About ‘After Tiller’: The Abortions No One Wants To Talk About

The acclaimed documentary turns an compassionate lens on a complicated, multi-faceted issue. 

Nov 5, 2013 / Laura Flanders

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