Michele Bachmann’s Pre–New Deal Jurisprudence Michele Bachmann’s Pre–New Deal Jurisprudence
Bachmann claims that a state individual health insurance mandate, not just the federal one, is unconstitutional.
Sep 30, 2011 / Ben Adler
Michele Bachmann’s Pre-New Deal Jurisprudence Michele Bachmann’s Pre-New Deal Jurisprudence
Bachmann claims that a state individual health insurance mandate, not just the federal one, is unconstitutional.
Sep 30, 2011 / Ben Adler
Too Bad to Be False Too Bad to Be False
Alterman is off, Reed dispenses on bad-news muffins.
Sep 29, 2011 / Eric Alterman
How Would the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform Affect the Election? How Would the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Care Reform Affect the Election?
The Republican base is just as likely to be outraged by a decision on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Sep 29, 2011 / Ben Adler
Pelican Bay Redux Pelican Bay Redux
As prisoners in California resume their hunger strike, it’s important to consider what legal strategies might end the cruel practice of long-term solitary confinement.
Sep 28, 2011 / Simon van Zuylen-Wood
Cruel America Cruel America
Roars of applause for executions at the GOP debate, official approval of torture, barbaric prison conditions, obstruction of aid to storm victims and children in need—is our ...
Sep 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell
What Is It Like to Be Both Black and Jewish? What Is It Like to Be Both Black and Jewish?
I was aware not only of being hated but also of hating myself from two points of view in the same mind—a brand of self-hatred that identifies the me in you and hates you for ...
Sep 28, 2011 / Walter Mosley
What to Wear to a SlutWalk What to Wear to a SlutWalk
SlutWalk, the anti–sexual violence march sweeping the globe, comes to New York City this weekend. Can the spectacle grow into an effective, multiracial movement?
Sep 28, 2011 / Salamishah Tillet
Five Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt Five Ways Young Americans Can Fight Back Against Student Loan Debt
Young people may feel helpless about the corporatocracy, but they have the potential to overcome many barriers.
Sep 27, 2011 / StudentNation / Rae Gomes
For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free For State Department Employees, Freedom Isn’t Free
Peter Van Buren is a State Department employee—who might get fired for disseminating public information about WikiLeaks online.
Sep 27, 2011 / Peter Van Buren