Politics

Senators to Obama: Stop Censoring the Torture Report

Senators to Obama: Stop Censoring the Torture Report Senators to Obama: Stop Censoring the Torture Report

Lawmakers say the CIA redacted “key facts” from a long-awaited investigation into the agency’s cruel interrogation tactics.

Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

America Can’t Control the World’s Destiny Anymore

America Can’t Control the World’s Destiny Anymore America Can’t Control the World’s Destiny Anymore

Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Morning Joe to discuss how Washington’s recent policy polls reflect American sentiments on the government’s role in leading the country...

Aug 6, 2014 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Could Obama Solve the Immigration Crisis Through Executive Action?

Could Obama Solve the Immigration Crisis Through Executive Action? Could Obama Solve the Immigration Crisis Through Executive Action?

A surprise announcement planned for after Labor Day could stop millions of deportations.

Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / William Greider

Vote Sticker

One Person, One Vote: This Is a Reform Whose Time Has Come One Person, One Vote: This Is a Reform Whose Time Has Come

The NPVIC might help make the American vote count by transforming US presidential elections into a truly reformed one person, one vote practice.

Aug 6, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Christie and Romney Are Odds-On Allies, if Not Favorites, for 2016

Christie and Romney Are Odds-On Allies, if Not Favorites, for 2016 Christie and Romney Are Odds-On Allies, if Not Favorites, for 2016

GOP voters wax nostalgic for the former Massachusetts governor, while seeming to favor the New Jersey governor in polls.

Aug 6, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism?

What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism? What’s Behind the Media’s Ebola Sensationalism?

Ebola is a symbol to the political right of all the Third World horrors that liberals are inviting past the walls of our city on the hill.

Aug 5, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan

By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued

By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued By John Boehner’s Logic, a Lot of Presidents Should Have Been Sued

Republicans are suing the president for doing what presidents do.

Aug 5, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Forty Years Later, Our ‘Long National Nightmare’ Is Far From Over

Forty Years Later, Our ‘Long National Nightmare’ Is Far From Over Forty Years Later, Our ‘Long National Nightmare’ Is Far From Over

Watergate itself is “smoking gun” proof of that old axiom about the corruption of power.

Aug 5, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner

Why Does the United States Have 17 Different Intelligence Agencies?

Why Does the United States Have 17 Different Intelligence Agencies? Why Does the United States Have 17 Different Intelligence Agencies?

We have built over thirty building complexes for top-secret intelligence work since 2001—and our security state just keeps growing. 

Aug 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt

Hillary Clinton Joins GOP 2016 Hopefuls in Bashing President Obama

Hillary Clinton Joins GOP 2016 Hopefuls in Bashing President Obama Hillary Clinton Joins GOP 2016 Hopefuls in Bashing President Obama

Snow White and the Seven GOP Dwarfs has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it, when thinking about 2016?

Aug 4, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

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