Politics

Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry

Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry Net Neutrality Will Be Saved Only If Citizens Raise an Outcry

The FCC is mistaken—and democracy is threatened—when commissioners fail to embrace their authority to protect a free and open Internet. 

Apr 24, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Why We Can’t Erase Vietnam From LBJ’s Legacy

Why We Can’t Erase Vietnam From LBJ’s Legacy Why We Can’t Erase Vietnam From LBJ’s Legacy

The fiftieth anniversary celebrations of Johnson’s Great Society agenda should not overlook the travesties of the war. 

Apr 23, 2014 / Ronnie Dugger

Campaign Chant of Red-State Democrats Campaign Chant of Red-State Democrats

Delay the pipeline? I’m opposed. Support Obamacare? Not I. Though, yes, he is the president, I hardly even know the guy.

Apr 23, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

The Week of Student Sit-Ins

The Week of Student Sit-Ins The Week of Student Sit-Ins

As the semester comes to a close, students are taking direct action against deportations, toxic investments and emergency management.

Apr 23, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event

Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event Christie Hones His 2016 Stump Speech at a Chamber of Commerce Event

But the scandals seem inexorable.

Apr 23, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza

Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza Obama’s Free Trade Agreement Ignores the Scandal of Rana Plaza

The president should be proposing new rules for importers who manufacture their products overseas, but don’t hold your breath.

Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / William Greider

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance

Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance Elizabeth Warren Wants to Give Students a Fighting Chance

Forty percent of households headed by someone under the age of thirty-five are saddled with student debt, unable to buy homes, raise families and secure their futures.  

Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Elizabeth Warren May Not Be Ready to Run for President, but Her Book Is

Elizabeth Warren May Not Be Ready to Run for President, but Her Book Is Elizabeth Warren May Not Be Ready to Run for President, but Her Book Is

A Fighting Chance is a poignant, populist book that frames a direction for Democrats.

Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols

Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’

Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’ Rancher Bundy and His Cows in ‘A Visit to the Big Apple’

All American patriots should have the right to bring their cows to the top of the Empire State Building.

Apr 23, 2014 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow

Why the Campaign Against Keystone XL Still Matters

Why the Campaign Against Keystone XL Still Matters Why the Campaign Against Keystone XL Still Matters

Rejecting Keystone isn’t a comprehensive solution, but it would signal that the easy cycle of business as usual can be disrupted. 

Apr 22, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

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