How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate How to Disenfranchise 18 Percent of Philadelphia’s Electorate
Forty-four percent of Philly’s population is African-American—and nearly 20 percent of voters there may lose the right to cast a ballot this fall.
Jul 6, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
No Child Left Behind Lives On No Child Left Behind Lives On
The New York Times asks whether the law has been “nullified.” It hasn’t been.
Jul 6, 2012 / Dana Goldstein
June Jobs Report: The Slump Is Real June Jobs Report: The Slump Is Real
The economy has settled into a slow growth pattern after some strong gains earlier this year, and a true recovery remains elusive.
Jul 6, 2012 / George Zornick
Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World Rendered, Tortured, Discarded: Clara Gutteridge on US Prison Abuses Around the World
A Tanzanian man was detained and tortured by US officials in Afghanistan on suspicion of terror. But he was completely innocent.
Jul 6, 2012 / Press Room
Citizens United: The Sequel Citizens United: The Sequel
Eric on the royal Internet "we" and Reed on this summer of political sequels.
Jul 6, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Libor: The Crime of the Century Libor: The Crime of the Century
The interest rate scandal surrounding England’s Barclays Bank is corruption like we’ve never seen it before.
Jul 6, 2012 / Robert Scheer
This Week in Poverty: The Soul Sisters This Week in Poverty: The Soul Sisters
Sister Simone Campbell talks about the Nuns on the Bus and their work to address poverty in America.
Jul 6, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do Vetoing Voter ID Is the (Historically) Republican Thing to Do
Michigan's Republican governor blocked a voter suppression measure, harkening back to a GOP of yore.
Jul 6, 2012 / John Nichols
‘Shut Down San Onofre’: The New Front Line in the Fight Against Nuclear Power ‘Shut Down San Onofre’: The New Front Line in the Fight Against Nuclear Power
What kind of people would want to put an end to SONGS?
Jul 5, 2012 / Jon Wiener
Following Frank Following Frank
Some personal reflections on our illustrious predecessor
Jul 5, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto