Politics

Who’s Ready for Hillary?

Who’s Ready for Hillary? Who’s Ready for Hillary?

Depending on whom you ask, Clinton is a triangulating pro-corporate Democrat or a heroic shatterer of glass ceilings—or both.

Nov 24, 2014 / Feature / Kathleen Geier, Joan Walsh, Jamelle Bouie, Doug Henwood, Heather Digby Parton, Steven Teles, and Richard Yeselson

Leslie Feinberg: Defiant Radical, Gender Queer Revolutionary

Leslie Feinberg: Defiant Radical, Gender Queer Revolutionary Leslie Feinberg: Defiant Radical, Gender Queer Revolutionary

Feinberg’s Stone Butch Blues is best understood within the genre of American revolutionary fiction that linked oppressions, forged solidarity and expressed utopian longings. ...

Nov 24, 2014 / Jack Halberstam

$1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes

$1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes $1 Billion: That’s How Much Walmart Avoids Paying in Taxes Each Year Through Loopholes

Think you're getting a great deal on Black Friday? You should see how much Walmart is "saving."

Nov 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Why Chuck Hagel’s Departure Really Matters

Why Chuck Hagel’s Departure Really Matters Why Chuck Hagel’s Departure Really Matters

The United States is rapidly shifting toward a more aggressive foreign policy with limited public debate.

Nov 24, 2014 / George Zornick

What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry

What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry What the Media Are Not Telling You About the Late Marion Barry

The death of four-time mayor Marion Barry sent shockwaves through the District.

Nov 24, 2014 / Dave Zirin

What Will Happen to the Immigrants Left Out of Obama’s Executive Actions?

What Will Happen to the Immigrants Left Out of Obama’s Executive Actions? What Will Happen to the Immigrants Left Out of Obama’s Executive Actions?

Despite the important policy changes outlined by the president last night, around six million undocumented immigrants will remain “deportable.”

Nov 21, 2014 / Michelle Chen

What Does it Take for One Small City to Vanquish an Oil Giant?

What Does it Take for One Small City to Vanquish an Oil Giant? What Does it Take for One Small City to Vanquish an Oil Giant?

Progressives in Richmond, California, trounced Chevron on Election Day, but the company remains a powerful local force.

Nov 21, 2014 / Harriet Blair Rowan and Jimmy Tobias

When Networks Snub a Presidential Address, Democracy Is ‘The Biggest Loser’

When Networks Snub a Presidential Address, Democracy Is ‘The Biggest Loser’ When Networks Snub a Presidential Address, Democracy Is ‘The Biggest Loser’

It is absurd that broadcast networks choose entertainment over Obama’s immigration speech.

Nov 20, 2014 / John Nichols

Hope and Fear Precede Obama’s Immigration Announcement

Hope and Fear Precede Obama’s Immigration Announcement Hope and Fear Precede Obama’s Immigration Announcement

Knowing that many will be left out, parents and children nervously await the executive orders the president will reveal Thursday evening.

Nov 20, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

After Fearmongering Kills the NSA Reform Bill, What’s Next?

After Fearmongering Kills the NSA Reform Bill, What’s Next? After Fearmongering Kills the NSA Reform Bill, What’s Next?

The Senate’s failure to bring even a narrow, watered-down reform to a final vote underscores that Congress is for the most part disinterested in exercising its constitutional duty ...

Nov 19, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

x