Politics

The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense

The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense The Main Problem With Obama’s Climate Policy? It Makes No Sense

One week after the president stated that “no challenge poses a greater threat to future generations than climate change,” his administration proposes to open up vast stretches of o...

Jan 28, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

What’s the Difference Between Cubans and Haitians? Ask Marco Rubio

What’s the Difference Between Cubans and Haitians? Ask Marco Rubio What’s the Difference Between Cubans and Haitians? Ask Marco Rubio

If Rubio really wanted to position himself for 2016, he could seize on the implications of his question for a broader immigration reform bill: Adjustment for All!

Jan 28, 2015 / Greg Grandin

If Elections Matter for Greece, Why Not for America?

If Elections Matter for Greece, Why Not for America? If Elections Matter for Greece, Why Not for America?

Voting should have the power to begin the world over again.

Jan 28, 2015 / John Nichols

José Martí on the Great New York Snowstorm of 1888

José Martí on the Great New York Snowstorm of 1888 José Martí on the Great New York Snowstorm of 1888

“For two days the snow has had New York in its power.”

Jan 27, 2015 / Books & the Arts / Greg Grandin

What’s the Difference Between Sheldon Silver and Jamie Dimon?

What’s the Difference Between Sheldon Silver and Jamie Dimon? What’s the Difference Between Sheldon Silver and Jamie Dimon?

Federal prosecutors want to put one in prison for taking kickbacks for doing political favors. The other has been richly rewarded for defrauding investors and saving fellow bankers...

Jan 27, 2015 / William Greider

Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude

Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude Science Stuff With Your Host, the Right-Wing Science Dude

Debunking climate change and other myths of liberal “science.”

Jan 27, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

A Staggeringly Lopsided Economic Recovery

A Staggeringly Lopsided Economic Recovery A Staggeringly Lopsided Economic Recovery

The 1 percent has captured the majority of gains since the Great Recession in most states.

Jan 26, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Albany Is a Cesspool. Here’s How to Clean It Up

Albany Is a Cesspool. Here’s How to Clean It Up Albany Is a Cesspool. Here’s How to Clean It Up

A few simple rules could curtail the political favors that speaker Sheldon Silver is accused of making for profit.

Jan 26, 2015 / Stephen Gillers

Bernie Sanders Won’t Be Entering the Koch Brothers Primary

Bernie Sanders Won’t Be Entering the Koch Brothers Primary Bernie Sanders Won’t Be Entering the Koch Brothers Primary

As Republicans beg for the favor of the oligarchs, the Vermont Senator challenges billionaire politics.

Jan 24, 2015 / John Nichols

No, Obama Isn’t Waging a War on Stay-at-Home Mothers

No, Obama Isn’t Waging a War on Stay-at-Home Mothers No, Obama Isn’t Waging a War on Stay-at-Home Mothers

Conservatives are outraged at Obama’s tax proposals because they won’t help stay-at-home parents. But we already help them—unless they’;re poor, that is.

Jan 23, 2015 / Bryce Covert

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