Politics

Will Obama End the Long War on Terror?

Will Obama End the Long War on Terror? Will Obama End the Long War on Terror?

There are some hopeful signs, including his recent speech at the National Defense University and a new, less hawkish foreign policy team.

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss

California’s Great Prison Experiment

California’s Great Prison Experiment California’s Great Prison Experiment

Following a landmark court ruling, the state is on deadline to release tens of thousands of people from prison. Is it succeeding?

Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Tim Stelloh

A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller

A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller

I don’t have simplistic fantasies about being rescued from oppression by figureheads alone. But I also know that women and people of color are a threat to the status quo.

Jun 5, 2013 / Erica Brazelton

Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington

Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington

Turkey's government has spent big bucks on DC lobbying firms and on travel junkets for politicians.

Jun 5, 2013 / Lee Fang

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right

The right-wing congressperson leaves a legacy of slander and bigotry that reflects the worst of American politics.

Jun 5, 2013 / Press Room

Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money

Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money

It’s the height of hypocrisy: They call for repeal of the law but plead for its dollars on behalf of constituents.

Jun 5, 2013 / Lee Fang

Texas Redistricting Fight Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed

Texas Redistricting Fight Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed Texas Redistricting Fight Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed

Texas Republicans are responding to demographic change by trying to limit the power of an increasingly diverse electorate

Jun 5, 2013 / Ari Berman

‘Cynical and Arrogant’ Chris Christie Plays Gilded Age Politics in New Jersey

‘Cynical and Arrogant’ Chris Christie Plays Gilded Age Politics in New Jersey ‘Cynical and Arrogant’ Chris Christie Plays Gilded Age Politics in New Jersey

The New Jersey governor games the election schedule, plans to appoint an unelected ‘interim’ senator and claims he’s all about ‘allowing the citizens of thi...

Jun 5, 2013 / John Nichols

Rage and Ruin: On the Black Panthers

Rage and Ruin: On the Black Panthers Rage and Ruin: On the Black Panthers

A new history of the party is too close to its subject, and misses the human drama.

Jun 5, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Steve Wasserman

Ralph Nader: How Big Business Has Taken Control of the US Government

Ralph Nader: How Big Business Has Taken Control of the US Government Ralph Nader: How Big Business Has Taken Control of the US Government

Are the people who predict catastrophies and disasters—and are dissenters in the press—marginalized, even after they predict outcomes?

Jun 4, 2013 / Press Room

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