If You Thought the Reproductive-Health Crisis in Texas Couldn’t Get Worse, Well… If You Thought the Reproductive-Health Crisis in Texas Couldn’t Get Worse, Well…
The state’s move to cut Planned Parenthood off Medicaid funding will further limit poor women’s access to care.
Oct 20, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’ The Legacy of Arne Duncan, ‘A Hero in the Education Business’
The Secretary of Education will step down at the end of the year, after proving himself a champion for the corporate reform movement.
Oct 12, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
John Boehner’s Downfall Had Nothing to Do With His Position on Abortion John Boehner’s Downfall Had Nothing to Do With His Position on Abortion
The conflict with hardliners that led to the Speaker’s resignation was about tactics, not ideology.
Sep 25, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
How Pope Francis Vindicated the Immigrant Rights Movement How Pope Francis Vindicated the Immigrant Rights Movement
By framing immigration as a moral challenge, rather than a criminal one, activists say the pope reinforced much of the work they are doing to challenge dehumanizing rhetoric.
Sep 24, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Carly Fiorina’s Planned-Parenthood Distortions Get Worse Carly Fiorina’s Planned-Parenthood Distortions Get Worse
The footage Fiorina described during last week’s debate doesn’t actually exist, so a PAC supporting her tried to create it.
Sep 23, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
How Hillary Clinton Got to ‘No’ on Keystone How Hillary Clinton Got to ‘No’ on Keystone
‘‘Just plain old organizing is often what starts to change political reality,” says Bill McKibben
Sep 23, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Republicans Hold a Planned Parenthood ‘Show Trial’ Based on Videos They Haven’t Seen Republicans Hold a Planned Parenthood ‘Show Trial’ Based on Videos They Haven’t Seen
“Joseph McCarthy would be proud of this committee today,’’ said one Democrat.
Sep 9, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Fossil-Fuel Executives Are Making Obscene Amounts of Money for Wrecking the Planet—and Their Own Companies Fossil-Fuel Executives Are Making Obscene Amounts of Money for Wrecking the Planet—and Their Own Companies
The kings of Big Coal are making off with millions, while their industry collapses.
Sep 2, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Forensic Analysis Shows the Real Planned Parenthood Scandal Is the Videos Themselves Forensic Analysis Shows the Real Planned Parenthood Scandal Is the Videos Themselves
A review finds evidence the sting videos had been “manipulated” and “deceptively edited.”
Aug 27, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
The Racist Roots of the GOP’s Favorite New Immigration Plan The Racist Roots of the GOP’s Favorite New Immigration Plan
Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment, but Donald Trump and other candidates are keeping alive the idea that some Americans should not have equal rights at birt...
Aug 19, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter