Politics

Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement?

Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement? Susan B. Anthony List: The NRA of the Anti-Choice Movement?

Susan B. Anthony fought her whole life for women’s rights. Now a group using her name wants to win elections to roll them back.

May 22, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue

Massachusetts Senate Race Turns to Gun Control

Massachusetts Senate Race Turns to Gun Control Massachusetts Senate Race Turns to Gun Control

The GOP candidate in Massachusetts hasn’t been able to defend his anti-gun control position. 

May 22, 2013 / George Zornick

Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill

Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill Senate Committee Passes ‘Rank Discrimination’ Immigration Bill

The Senate Judiciary Committee moves the immigration bill to full debate—without LGBT inclusion.

May 22, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Susan B. Anthony List’s ‘Feminism’: Not Fooling Anyone

Susan B. Anthony List’s ‘Feminism’: Not Fooling Anyone Susan B. Anthony List’s ‘Feminism’: Not Fooling Anyone

SBA is the anti-choice movement’s latest ploy to convince American women that less rights mean progress.

May 22, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Letter to ‘The Nation’ From a Young Radical

Letter to ‘The Nation’ From a Young Radical Letter to ‘The Nation’ From a Young Radical

Liberalism—including much of what’s published in this magazine—seems well-intentioned but inadequate. The solution lies in the re-emergence of American radicalism...

May 22, 2013 / Feature / Bhaskar Sunkara

The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks [Updated on 5/24]

The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks [Updated on 5/24] The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks [Updated on 5/24]

Washington institutions esteemed for their independent scholarship don’t disclose donations from corporations and foreign governments.

May 22, 2013 / Feature / Ken Silverstein

John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream

John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream

This third-term governor is rethinking healthcare and education with holistic, community-based programs.

May 22, 2013 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

The GOP’s Black Friends Need More Black Friends

The GOP’s Black Friends Need More Black Friends The GOP’s Black Friends Need More Black Friends

Republicans may want to turn to an unlikely source for clues on how to sell conservatism to black voters. 

May 21, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Beyond ‘Bulworth’: Obama’s Manchurian Moment

Beyond ‘Bulworth’: Obama’s Manchurian Moment Beyond ‘Bulworth’: Obama’s Manchurian Moment

What other films have inspired the Obama presidency?

May 21, 2013 / Steve Brodner

Going Bulworth

Going Bulworth Going Bulworth

In the film Bulworth, a senator up for re-election starts calling it like it is. Mired in a second-term funk, why doesn’t Obama do the same?

May 21, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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