Politics

Other Dangerous Epidemics in America

Other Dangerous Epidemics in America Other Dangerous Epidemics in America

Ebola ain't the half of it. 

Oct 27, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

‘We’re Turning Our Back on the Most Important Civil Rights Law That’s Ever Been Passed’

‘We’re Turning Our Back on the Most Important Civil Rights Law That’s Ever Been Passed’ ‘We’re Turning Our Back on the Most Important Civil Rights Law That’s Ever Been Passed’

Watch Ari Berman speak to Bill Moyers about the restrictive voter ID law in Texas.

Oct 27, 2014 / Ari Berman

This GOP Senate Candidate Was Just Caught in a Koch Brothers Lie

This GOP Senate Candidate Was Just Caught in a Koch Brothers Lie This GOP Senate Candidate Was Just Caught in a Koch Brothers Lie

Despite her clear history of close association with the Koch brothers, Joni Ernst claims she doesn’t have any contact with outside groups running ads in her race.

Oct 27, 2014 / Lauren Windsor

How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security

How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security How a Divided Senate Could Threaten Social Security

The prospect of a “grand bargain” could rear its ugly head if the 2014 midterms empower Maine’s Angus King.

Oct 27, 2014 / John Nichols

‘Rock the Vote’ Redux: Campaigns Compete for Youth Vote in 2014 Midterm Elections

‘Rock the Vote’ Redux: Campaigns Compete for Youth Vote in 2014 Midterm Elections ‘Rock the Vote’ Redux: Campaigns Compete for Youth Vote in 2014 Midterm Elections

The 2014 midterms are approaching and campaigns from both sides of the aisle are reaching out to youth.

Oct 27, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation and Benji Schwartz

Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will

Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will Students Blockade I-75, Stage a ‘Shit-In’ for Trans Justice and Get ‘Real’ With George Will

From the clock tower to the playground, youth resistance to racism and violence rolls on.

Oct 24, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran!

Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran! Beltway Foreign Policy Groups to Congress: Stay Out of the Way on Iran!

Congress may lean hawkish but progressive groups in the beltway are throwing their weight behind the White House’s efforts to reach a diplomatic agreement on Iran’s nuc...

Oct 24, 2014 / Eli Clifton

The Gutsy, Radical Journalism of Andy Kopkind, Who Died 20 Years Ago This Week

The Gutsy, Radical Journalism of Andy Kopkind, Who Died 20 Years Ago This Week The Gutsy, Radical Journalism of Andy Kopkind, Who Died 20 Years Ago This Week

Definitive assessments of Ronald Reagan and “the warrior state,” plus early looks at Bernie Sanders and Bill Clinton, and zeitgeist-defining essays on “cold war l...

Oct 24, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Do You Realize How Dangerous It Is to Drive a Taxi?

Do You Realize How Dangerous It Is to Drive a Taxi? Do You Realize How Dangerous It Is to Drive a Taxi?

Taxi and livery drivers suffer homicide rates twenty to thirty times higher than other occupations.

Oct 24, 2014 / Michelle Chen

The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke

The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke

Cuomo's creation of the Women’s Equality Party is an attempt to use feminism against the Working Families Party, the real champions of New York’s women.

Oct 24, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg

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