The $6 Trillion Wars The $6 Trillion Wars
Fighting for nothing, and destroying countries in the process, costs a lot.
Mar 29, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate Why Today’s Argument Could Decide the Gay Marriage Debate
Hollingsworth v. Perry has a chance of being dismissed without a ruling, leaving a better case to serve as the vehicle for the court's opinion on marriage.
Mar 29, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter
What if Sherrod Brown, Battler Against ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Banks, Gets Banking Committee Chair? What if Sherrod Brown, Battler Against ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Banks, Gets Banking Committee Chair?
The progressive populist senator from Ohio would hold big banks to account -- a new concept for Washington.
Mar 29, 2013 / John Nichols
Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough? Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?
We need escapist fantasies like Game of Thrones. But what’s it doing to our revolutionary imagination?
Mar 29, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Propaganda Propagation Propaganda Propagation
A column arguing that a liberal foundation outspent the Koch brothers disproves its own assertion in a disclaimer—which conveniently gets forgotten when the initial claim is ...
Mar 28, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown
Police respond very quickly to mass shootings, and bigger magazines means more deaths.
Mar 28, 2013 / George Zornick
This Is What Happens When You Rip a Hole in the Safety Net This Is What Happens When You Rip a Hole in the Safety Net
If you destroy one part of the social safety net, those in need will turn to what’s left.
Mar 28, 2013 / Bryce Covert
Obama Hiccups on Guest Workers Obama Hiccups on Guest Workers
We do know that a comprehensive immigration reform bill will soon surface. The trouble is, we don’t know what it will contain.
Mar 28, 2013 / Aura Bogado
New Voter Suppression Efforts Prove the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed New Voter Suppression Efforts Prove the Voting Rights Act Is Still Needed
Fifty-five new voting restrictions have been introduced in thirty states this year.
Mar 28, 2013 / Ari Berman
Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary
What, to a critic of marriage, makes the ceremony itself so tear-worthy?
Mar 28, 2013 / Laura Flanders