Politics

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask)

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Rutherford B. Hayes (but Forgot To Ask)

Americans today are a lot more familiar with his presidency than they think they are.

Dec 3, 2014 / Back Issues / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

How Las Vegas Gambled on the Housing Boom—and Lost

How Las Vegas Gambled on the Housing Boom—and Lost How Las Vegas Gambled on the Housing Boom—and Lost

After the 2008 crash, southern Nevada became the foreclosure and unemployment capital of the nation.

Dec 2, 2014 / Rebecca Solnit

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights It Is Time for a Retail Workers’ Bill of Rights

Let’s get serious about addressing erratic, constantly changing schedules that are a Holiday-season nightmare for workers.

Dec 1, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat An Inconvenient Political Truth: That St. Louis Prosecutor Is a Democrat

Ferguson teaches us that in elections for local law-enforcement posts the most fundamental choices are made.

Nov 26, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

The CIA’s Student-Activism Phase

The CIA’s Student-Activism Phase The CIA’s Student-Activism Phase

In the 1960s, the agency sought to fight Communism through the students’ rights movement. There’s little reason to think its tactics have changed.

Nov 26, 2014 / Tom Hayden

How David Brock Built an Empire to Put Hillary in the White House

How David Brock Built an Empire to Put Hillary in the White House How David Brock Built an Empire to Put Hillary in the White House

The Clintons’ former nemesis created an apparatus to fend off their enemies—right and left.

Nov 25, 2014 / Feature / Michelle Goldberg

A Hawk Named Hillary

A Hawk Named Hillary A Hawk Named Hillary

As her record shows, Clinton has embraced destructive nationalist myths about America’s role in the world.

Nov 25, 2014 / Feature / Anatol Lieven

Wanted: A Challenge to Clinton

Wanted: A Challenge to Clinton Wanted: A Challenge to Clinton

Even the most ardent Hillary supporters should acknowledge that Democrats—and the country—will be better served if she has real competition in the primaries.

Nov 25, 2014 / Editorial / The Editors

4 Reasons Keystone Really Matters

4 Reasons Keystone Really Matters 4 Reasons Keystone Really Matters

Pipeline apologists tell us the president’s decision isn’t that important for the climate—the dirty oil will flow anyway. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Nov 25, 2014 / Column / Naomi Klein

How One Woman Tried—and Failed—to Stop the Fed From Driving the US Into Recession

How One Woman Tried—and Failed—to Stop the Fed From Driving the US Into Recession How One Woman Tried—and Failed—to Stop the Fed From Driving the US Into Recession

Nancy Teeters, who passed away last week, was the lone dissenter as Volcker’s Federal Reserve tore apart the country’s social fabric.

Nov 24, 2014 / Blog / William Greider

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