Can the US Defeat ISIS Without Bombs? Can the US Defeat ISIS Without Bombs?
What’s the adequate US response to the growing threat from ISIS and Islamic extremism?
Sep 15, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages? Why Does the Most Effective Birth Control Cost an Entire Month’s Wages?
Long-acting reversible contraceptives could revolutionize reproductive healthcare—if only politicians would get out of the way.
Sep 15, 2014 / Michelle Chen
In Two Words, Hillary Clinton Just Revealed What’s Wrong With Her 2016 Candidacy In Two Words, Hillary Clinton Just Revealed What’s Wrong With Her 2016 Candidacy
Her performance in Iowa this weekend revealed a surprising lack of self-awareness. Plus, it was annoying.
Sep 15, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Steven Salaita, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Academic Freedom Steven Salaita, Ayaan Hirsi Ali and Academic Freedom
Either neither of them have a place on college campuses, or both do.
Sep 15, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
A Major Blow to Voting Rights in Wisconsin A Major Blow to Voting Rights in Wisconsin
A panel of Republican judges issues a stunning decision reinstating Wisconsin’s voter ID law before the midterms.
Sep 13, 2014 / Ari Berman
Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories? Why Are Employers Checking Job Applicants’ Credit Histories?
There’s no evidence that credit reports reveal an applicant’s competence but plenty of evidence that shows they invade privacy and institutionalize discrimination.
Sep 12, 2014 / Michelle Chen
The Senate Tried to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ Today. Guess What Stopped Them? The Senate Tried to Overturn ‘Citizens United’ Today. Guess What Stopped Them?
But this fight is far from over.
Sep 11, 2014 / John Nichols
Is the War on ISIS Illegal? Is the War on ISIS Illegal?
The Obama administration’s legal justification for expanding military action in Iraq and Syria is hypocritical and based on tenuous logic.
Sep 11, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’? Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’?
One Koch brothers strategist thinks so.
Sep 11, 2014 / Press Room
Obama’s Plan for Military Action Requires Congressional Checks and Balances Obama’s Plan for Military Action Requires Congressional Checks and Balances
Congress has a constitutional duty to debate and vote on Obama’s plan to expand the US role in Iraq and Syria.
Sep 11, 2014 / John Nichols