How ‘Hobby Lobby’ Launched a Right-Wing Crusade How ‘Hobby Lobby’ Launched a Right-Wing Crusade
The 2014 ruling has enabled corporations and Christian zealots to claim “religious liberty” as an excuse to deny women’s rights and skirt the law.
Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Dahlia Lithwick
The Case Against the Roberts Court The Case Against the Roberts Court
In the decade since John Roberts was appointed chief justice, the Supreme Court has favored the powerful at the expense of everyone else.
Sep 23, 2015 / Feature / Nan Aron and Kyle C. Barry
From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis From Rome to Havana, With Pope Francis
A dispatch from the first Cuban journalist to travel with the pope.
Sep 22, 2015 / Rosa Miriam Elizalde
The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen? The Ferguson Commission Issued 189 Calls to Action. Will Missouri Listen?
Rev. Starsky Wilson, a member of the Ferguson Commission, discusses its key findings and the prospects for change.
Sep 22, 2015 / Joshua Holland
Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis Federal Service Workers Strike to Send a Message to Pope Francis
The people staffing the building where the pope will speak want him to speak up for higher wages.
Sep 22, 2015 / George Zornick
Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run Union Busting Was a Bust for Scott Walker’s Presidential Run
The failed candidate’s core message did not resonate, and he had nothing else to offer.
Sep 22, 2015 / John Nichols
As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People As the 2016 Campaigns Heat Up, the Moment Still Belongs to the People
What once seemed unexpected is no longer unthinkable.
Sep 22, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Did the Fish and Wildlife Service Just Doom This Bird to Extinction? Did the Fish and Wildlife Service Just Doom This Bird to Extinction?
Big Oil was desperate to keep the sage grouse off the endangered-species list. Here’s why.
Sep 22, 2015 / Jimmy Tobias
Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little? Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?
These are educational professionals, and they need to be compensated like they are.
Sep 21, 2015 / Michelle Chen
How Two Peace Activists Wound Up on the Government’s No-Fly List How Two Peace Activists Wound Up on the Government’s No-Fly List
When it comes to national security, the government has given up pretending that it has to obey the law.
Sep 21, 2015 / Rebecca Gordon