Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation? Would You Rather Get Your Water From Your City Government—or From a Corporation?
Water privatization could soon be the next front in the austerity wars.
Dec 8, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Will the Supreme Court Help Mitch McConnell Destroy Obamacare? Will the Supreme Court Help Mitch McConnell Destroy Obamacare?
Congress will not have the power to overturn the Affordable Care Act, so Republicans are hoping the Supreme Court’s right-wingers will do the dirty work for them.
Dec 8, 2014 / William Greider
Death to ‘The New Republic’! Long Live the New ‘New Republic’! Death to ‘The New Republic’! Long Live the New ‘New Republic’!
The current troubles at The New Republic are an echo of its past.
Dec 8, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations Bogus Bipartisanship: Congress Cooperates in the Service of Corporations
House Republicans and Democrats overwhelmingly approve extending absurd corporate tax breaks.
Dec 5, 2014 / John Nichols
Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You Want to Exploit Retail Workers? In San Francisco, It’ll Cost You
The city now has a Retail Workers Bill of Rights.
Dec 5, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Can the Military Fix Its Sexual-Assault Problem on Its Own? Can the Military Fix Its Sexual-Assault Problem on Its Own?
Despite promises of “zero tolerance” for sex crimes, new reforms and a report showing fewer incidences of assault, members of the military are still being raped, filmed...
Dec 5, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops. We Don’t Just Need Nicer Cops. We Need Fewer Cops.
Here’s what we actually know about proposed police reforms.
Dec 4, 2014 / Alex S. Vitale
Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran Congressional Hawks Gear Up to Kill Talks, Bomb Iran
Even the Senate’s favorite nuke experts aren’t on board with derailing Iran talks, but that won’t deter the incoming Republican Congress.
Dec 4, 2014 / Eli Clifton
Why Hagel’s Departure Is a Victory For War Hawks Why Hagel’s Departure Is a Victory For War Hawks
In the end, Hagel, who came to regret his reluctant vote to invade Iraq, evidently proved an uncomfortable fit.
Dec 4, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’ ‘This Is Not a Protest—It Is an Uprising’
Demonstrations have occurred in more than 150 cities across the US in the week since a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the police officer who killed Michael Brown.
Dec 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter