No, Erica Jong, Sex Is Not Passé No, Erica Jong, Sex Is Not Passé
A shaky trend story gets it very wrong about young women and sex.
Jul 14, 2011 / Katha Pollitt
Support the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers Support the Pelican Bay Hunger Strikers
The prisoners’ list of “demands” should concern anyone who believes in basic human rights for prisoners.
Jul 14, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’ Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’
In Wisconsin, union activists are joining Arlo Guthrie to sing the full version of "This Land Is Your Land" -- including the class-conscious, economic-justice lines.
Jul 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Ask Congress to Investigate Rupert Murdoch Ask Congress to Investigate Rupert Murdoch
Currently, Senators Jay Rockefeller and Frank Lautenberg have called for an investigation of News Corp. Free Press is urging citizens to implore their members of Congress to join t...
Jul 13, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Real Democrats Beat GOP Fakes in All Six Wisconsin Recall Primaries Real Democrats Beat GOP Fakes in All Six Wisconsin Recall Primaries
Republicans even recruited fake Democrats to run in Tuesday's primaries. But voters chose the real Democrats by overwhelming margins.
Jul 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Support Child Literacy With Jennifer Egan and Goodreads Support Child Literacy With Jennifer Egan and Goodreads
There's rarely been as enjoyable and community-minded a way to help support children's literacy.
Jul 12, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Democracy in Wisconsin: With GOP Campaigning for Fake Democrats, Here Are 4 Scenarios for Today’s Recall Election Primaries Democracy in Wisconsin: With GOP Campaigning for Fake Democrats, Here Are 4 Scenarios for Today’s Recall Election Primaries
The primary voting to choose challengers to six targeted Republican senators is just the start of the process of holding anti-labor Republican Governor Scott Wa...
Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior
The president has reportedly proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. That's bad fiscal policy, bad economics and bad politics.
Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama Calls Out Bachmann… and Other Irresponsible ‘Professional Politicians’ Obama Calls Out Bachmann… and Other Irresponsible ‘Professional Politicians’
The president has not gotten everything right in the course of the debt ceiling debate. But he was right to call Michele Bachmann out as the irresponsible professional pol that she...
Jul 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Gerrymandering Democracy: As Wisconsin Recall Elections Approach, GOP Creates New Senate Districts—and Confusion Gerrymandering Democracy: As Wisconsin Recall Elections Approach, GOP Creates New Senate Districts—and Confusion
Governor Scott Walker, Senate majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald Fitzwalkermandered districts: radically altering lines, drawing Democratic incumbents and challen...
Jul 11, 2011 / John Nichols