Politics

A Hawk Named Hillary

A Hawk Named Hillary A Hawk Named Hillary

As her record shows, Clinton has embraced destructive nationalist myths about America’s role in the world.

Nov 25, 2014 / Feature / Anatol Lieven

Wanted: A Challenge to Clinton

Wanted: A Challenge to Clinton Wanted: A Challenge to Clinton

Even the most ardent Hillary supporters should acknowledge that Democrats—and the country—will be better served if she has real competition in the primaries.

Nov 25, 2014 / The Editors

4 Reasons Keystone Really Matters

4 Reasons Keystone Really Matters 4 Reasons Keystone Really Matters

Pipeline apologists tell us the president’s decision isn’t that important for the climate—the dirty oil will flow anyway. Here’s why they’re wrong.

Nov 25, 2014 / Column / Naomi Klein

How One Woman Tried—and Failed—to Stop the Fed From Driving the US Into Recession

How One Woman Tried—and Failed—to Stop the Fed From Driving the US Into Recession How One Woman Tried—and Failed—to Stop the Fed From Driving the US Into Recession

Nancy Teeters, who passed away last week, was the lone dissenter as Volcker’s Federal Reserve tore apart the country’s social fabric.

Nov 24, 2014 / William Greider

Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars

Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars Rand Paul Points to Some Real Executive Overreach: Undeclared Wars

Rand Paul and Barbara Lee are right: “The Constitution requires Congress to vote on the use of military force.”

Nov 24, 2014 / John Nichols

This Is the Next Big Fight Between Progressives and the Wall Street Dems

This Is the Next Big Fight Between Progressives and the Wall Street Dems This Is the Next Big Fight Between Progressives and the Wall Street Dems

Progressive senators are objecting to Obama’s latest Wall Street nominee.

Nov 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week

Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week Fifteen Millennial Movements Taking Off This Week

From New York to Ferguson to Santa Cruz, a generation rises.

Nov 24, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation

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

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