Hunger-Striking Asylum Seekers Bring Their Case to Clinton’s Front Door Hunger-Striking Asylum Seekers Bring Their Case to Clinton’s Front Door
Detention-reform advocates draw responses from Democratic candidates to a growing protest that began on Thanksgiving.
Dec 4, 2015 / Julianne Hing
Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage Paul Ryan Just Accidentally Made a Great Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
In his first major speech as speaker of the House, Ryan inadvertently made one of the strongest arguments for lifting the wage floor.
Dec 4, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas and Melissa Boteach
Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers Coal Baron Don Blankenship Is Convicted of Conspiracy; He Faces the Same Prison Time as Litterers
Asked for his response to the verdict, the former Massey Energy CEO just winked.
Dec 4, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
Why Are So Many Fossil-Fuel Companies Funding the Paris Climate Conference? Why Are So Many Fossil-Fuel Companies Funding the Paris Climate Conference?
Polluters need to pay, not make decisions about the future of the planet.
Dec 4, 2015 / Michelle Chen
The Palestinians Fleeing Syria Are Among the Most Vulnerable Refugees The Palestinians Fleeing Syria Are Among the Most Vulnerable Refugees
Their special legal status leaves them stateless, even after decades of exile, and without the same rights as other refugees.
Dec 4, 2015 / Mai Abu Moghli and Nael Bitarie
Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism Why Bernie Sanders Should Embrace European Models of Democratic Socialism
American radicalism can’t be confined within US borders.
Dec 4, 2015 / Leon Fink
The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump The Importance of Saying ‘No’ to Donald Trump
CNN refuses to bend to Trump. Now, if only his fellow Republicans would do so.
Dec 4, 2015 / John Nichols
Finally, a Comic Series As Ridiculous as the 2016 GOP Field Finally, a Comic Series As Ridiculous as the 2016 GOP Field
A scandal-prone, dark-horse presidential candidate turned front-runner stars in Citizen Jack. Sound familiar?
Dec 3, 2015 / Loren A. Lynch
Who’s Ready for the Next World War? Who’s Ready for the Next World War?
Washington is convinced of the need for a broader military intervention in the Middle East, but that choice will mean a multi-generational, trillion-dollar war.
Dec 3, 2015 / Andrew J. Bacevich
The Real Reason We Can’t Have Gun Control The Real Reason We Can’t Have Gun Control
The paranoid right-wing fringe believes it needs guns to overthrow the government—and even so-called GOP moderates are pandering to them.
Dec 3, 2015 / Joan Walsh