The ‘Peace Process’ and Martin Indyk The ‘Peace Process’ and Martin Indyk
Let's give Indyk, and the talks, a chance.
Jul 31, 2013 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse Charged With the Crime of Filming a Slaughterhouse
So-called "Ag-Gag" laws reveal the lengths to which the agriculture industry will go to keep their business practices secret.
Jul 31, 2013 / Leighton Akio Woodhouse
It’s Time for ‘Poverty in the Trenches’ Hearings It’s Time for ‘Poverty in the Trenches’ Hearings
We need a series of hearings to hear from those who are “in the trenches” fighting poverty.
Jul 31, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
In an Economic Democracy, Stiglitz and Reich Would Be Contenders for Fed Head In an Economic Democracy, Stiglitz and Reich Would Be Contenders for Fed Head
Treating the choice of the next Federal Reserve chair as an election campaign will bring citizens into the debate and raise vital issues.
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action The Naïveté We Need: Notes on a Climate Action
At Sunday’s march on the Brayton Point coal plant in Massachusetts, I was reminded of what it takes for a movement to win.
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / Wen Stephenson
Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic Sexual Harassment Is Not a Disease, But It Surely Is an Epidemic
San Diego Mayor Bob Filner’s seeking medical help for allegations of sexual harassment redirects our attention away from the real psychological and social harm that his victi...
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / Salamishah Tillet
Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers Obama: Just Say No to Larry Summers
Appointing Summers to head the Federal Reserve would only rub salt in the wounds of the disappearing middle class.
Jul 30, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Politicians in Your Bedroom Politicians in Your Bedroom
The newest way to keep children safe is by criminalizing consensual sex.
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
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[UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress? [UPDATED] From #Nerdland to Congress?
Congresswoman Barbara Lee asks Chairman Paul Ryan to allow Tianna Gaines-Turner—a Witness to Hunger—to testify at his hearing tomorrow.
Jul 30, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey? Will a Botched Coast Guard Contract Come Back to Bite James Comey?
As general counsel of Lockheed Martin, Comey rejected a whistleblower’s claim that a $24 billion Coast Guard project was riddled with problems. The whistleblower was right&md...
Jul 29, 2013 / Rick Perlstein