There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave There’s Finally Momentum Behind Paid Sick Leave
Grassroots pressure turned what some considered a fringe issue into a political juggernaut.
Jun 30, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That The Civil War in Syria Is Invisible—but This Anonymous Film Collective Is Changing That
Abounaddara has been chronicling the hidden moments of the war, week after week.
Jun 29, 2015 / Moustafa Bayoumi
In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean In the Wake of Charleston, Fox News Is Perplexed on Just What the Confederate Flag and the N-Word Mean
Are civil rights just an exercise in symbol management?
Jun 29, 2015 / Leslie Savan
The US Is Addicted to War The US Is Addicted to War
When you define something as war, violence becomes the only means.
Jun 29, 2015 / William J. Astore
Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’ Lincoln Chafee Adds a Proposal to the 2016 Debate: ‘Let’s Bring Edward Snowden Home’
A Democratic presidential contender raises a provocative issue. It’s time to have this debate.
Jun 29, 2015 / John Nichols
The Undetermined Legacy of ‘Obergefell v. Hodges’ The Undetermined Legacy of ‘Obergefell v. Hodges’
Beyond legalizing same-sex marriage, Justice Kennedy’s opinion made profound arguments about liberty under the Constitution and advanced a novel jurisprudence of dignity.
Jun 29, 2015 / Nan D. Hunter
Why the Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is a Victory for Romance Why the Same-Sex Marriage Decision Is a Victory for Romance
Kennedy’s gay marriage ruling may have been schmaltzy, but such sentimentality about marriage enabled today’s triumph.
Jun 29, 2015 / Michelle Goldberg
The Next Tactic In the Right’s Fight Against Gay Marriage? ‘Religious Liberty’ The Next Tactic In the Right’s Fight Against Gay Marriage? ‘Religious Liberty’
And the GOP presidential contenders are leading the charge.
Jun 29, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter
NATO Ups the Ante in the Ukraine Crisis NATO Ups the Ante in the Ukraine Crisis
Placing troops and weaponry on Russia’s border will only heighten tensions in the region.
Jun 26, 2015 / James Carden
What’s Next for the GOP After the Obamacare Ruling? What’s Next for the GOP After the Obamacare Ruling?
Republicans should probably be relieved at the outcome, but more trouble lies ahead.
Jun 26, 2015 / George Zornick