Politics

Republican Lawmakers Are Playing Politics With Human Lives, in Four Pictures

Republican Lawmakers Are Playing Politics With Human Lives, in Four Pictures Republican Lawmakers Are Playing Politics With Human Lives, in Four Pictures

Republicans have acknowledged that the health reform programs they intend to defund help save lives.

Sep 20, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

Anatomy of Outrage: On the Obamacare Resistance

Anatomy of Outrage: On the Obamacare Resistance Anatomy of Outrage: On the Obamacare Resistance

Friday’s House vote to fund the government and defund the Affordable Care Act won’t derail healthcare reform, but sabotage might. 

Sep 20, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter

Blame a Feminist: The Top Tragedies Feminism Has Wrought

Blame a Feminist: The Top Tragedies Feminism Has Wrought Blame a Feminist: The Top Tragedies Feminism Has Wrought

Are you having a bad day? It’s probably a feminist’s fault.

Sep 20, 2013 / Blog / Jessica Valenti

This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans)

This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans) This Week in Poverty: New Data, Same Story (and Same Dangerous House Republicans)

The new Census data on poverty doesn’t tell us anything we didn’t already know--nothing will change without a formidable political movement.

Sep 20, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann

Is the Pope Getting on Board With the Nuns on the Bus?

Is the Pope Getting on Board With the Nuns on the Bus? Is the Pope Getting on Board With the Nuns on the Bus?

In a remarkable interview, Pope Francis calls for a “new balance” on issues such as abortion and LGBT rights. Has he opened the door for a renewed focus on economic justice?

Sep 20, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols

Dollars, Not Ballots Dollars, Not Ballots

WRITING CONTEST FINALIST: Money in politics not only corrodes policy; it has a pernicious impact on how citizens view and participate in their government.

Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Suzanna Fritzberg and StudentNation

Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible

Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible Inequality Makes Democracy Impossible

WRITING CONTEST WINNER: Effectively addressing this country's vast inequality is the only way to repair this country's broken politics.

Sep 19, 2013 / StudentNation / Bryn Grunwald and StudentNation

Generation Opportunity, New Koch-Funded Front, Says Youth Are Better Off Uninsured

Generation Opportunity, New Koch-Funded Front, Says Youth Are Better Off Uninsured Generation Opportunity, New Koch-Funded Front, Says Youth Are Better Off Uninsured

A new Koch-funded political group has a message for young people: you’re better off uninsured. 

Sep 19, 2013 / Blog / Lee Fang

SEC Makes Important Move Towards Reining In CEO Pay

SEC Makes Important Move Towards Reining In CEO Pay SEC Makes Important Move Towards Reining In CEO Pay

CEOs capture an average of 10 percent of their company’s profits. Will a new SEC action change that?

Sep 19, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick

Is Peter Beinart Right About a ‘New New Left’?

Is Peter Beinart Right About a ‘New New Left’? Is Peter Beinart Right About a ‘New New Left’?

A major pundit argues that poll numbers showing young people’s disatisfaction with American capitalism portends a lurch in American politics to the left. Here’s what th...

Sep 19, 2013 / Blog / Rick Perlstein

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