The Case of Aaron Swartz The Case of Aaron Swartz
The prosecution of Aaron Swartz was about more than “hacking,” and we need to remember that.
Jan 18, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Queer Abby Queer Abby
In a nation where it’s easy to despair of suffusing reaction all around us, some had the guts to tell the heartland to be free.
Jan 18, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Inside the Grand Bargain Basement Inside the Grand Bargain Basement
Eric on the New York Winter Jazz Festival and Reed on pundits chasing grand bargains.
Jan 17, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Repeal the Hyde Amendment Repeal the Hyde Amendment
The largest obstacles to low-income women receiving abortions is the Hyde Amendment banning Medicaid funding of abortion.
Jan 17, 2013 / NationAction
If at First You Don’t Secede… If at First You Don’t Secede…
…try, try again for internal secession by moving to a right-wing utopia.
Jan 17, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Military-Industrial Complex The Military-Industrial Complex
Fifty-two years ago today, President Eisenhower used his farewell speech to the nation to warn the country against the rise of what he called the Military-Industrial Complex.
Jan 17, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
I Hear You! I Hear You!
Some clues should be heard and not seen
Jan 17, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor
Girls’s Hannah and Shameless’s Fiona are both penniless twentysomethings finding their way through big cities, but Hannah has a college degree—and a safety net.
Jan 17, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group Walmart Cuts Off ‘Brief Courtship’ With Warehouse Worker Group
After an initial meeting, Walmart has told a union-backed warehouse workers group it decided to break it off.
Jan 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling Congressional Progressives: Abolish the Debt Ceiling
Some members want to end this standoff over the debt ceiling—and all others.
Jan 17, 2013 / George Zornick