Zoë Carpenter

@ZoeSCarpenter

Zoë Carpenter is a contributing writer for The Nation.

Reckoning Comes to Western Coal Country

Reckoning Comes to Western Coal Country Reckoning Comes to Western Coal Country

Decades of government subsidy have cost taxpayers, wrecked the environment and could burn even more carbon than the Keystone pipeline project.

Oct 23, 2013 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare

Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare Healthcare.gov Sucks, but That’s Not the Real Threat to Obamacare

Ideological resistance to the Medicaid expansion—the heart of the healthcare law—is. 

Oct 23, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto

How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto

Farmers, civil liberties and food safety advocates had worried that a funding resolution would extend the rider, which crippled oversight over GMOs. 

Oct 17, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law

The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law

The Senate’s deal to reopen the government and extend the debt limit reportedly contains a small change to the health law—but it’s not a win for the GOP. 

Oct 16, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

White House v. Watchdogs

White House v. Watchdogs White House v. Watchdogs

A damning new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists raises alarm about the press under Obama.

Oct 16, 2013 / Editorial / Zoë Carpenter

Live Updates: Debt Ceiling Shutdown Approaches Zero Hour

Live Updates: Debt Ceiling Shutdown Approaches Zero Hour Live Updates: Debt Ceiling Shutdown Approaches Zero Hour

Congress is moving to end the showdown, but will hard-liners slow everything down?

Oct 16, 2013 / George Zornick, Annie Shields, Steven Hsieh, and Zoë Carpenter

A Grim Report on Press Freedoms Under Obama

A Grim Report on Press Freedoms Under Obama A Grim Report on Press Freedoms Under Obama

An investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists concludes that the president has presided over an unprecedented campaign to control the media.

Oct 10, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown

Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown Domestic Violence Shelters Struggle to Stay Open During Shutdown

Cut off from federal funding, programs serving abused women may be forced to close.

Oct 8, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running

Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running Shutdown Continues, but Obamacare Is Up and (Mostly) Running

The future of the GOP, not the Affordable Care Act, is what's at stake now in Congress. 

Oct 2, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans

Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans Government Shutdown Will Hit Federal Workers, Poor Americans

About 800,000 federal employees will be furloughed, with no guarantee of retroactive pay.

Sep 30, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

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