Should the Left Stop Complaining About the Iraq War Hawks’ Return to the Media? Should the Left Stop Complaining About the Iraq War Hawks’ Return to the Media?
Jonathan Chait thinks so.
Jun 24, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever Fifty Years After Freedom Summer, the Voting Rights Act Is Needed More Than Ever
Following the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the VRA, we’re seeing the greatest attack on voting rights since Reconstruction.
Jun 24, 2014 / Ari Berman
Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season? Will Rick Perry’s Comedy Show Be Renewed for Another Season?
The Texas governor is now “a better person,” he says.
Jun 23, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race? Will Mary Landrieu Engage the ‘War on Women’ in the Louisiana Senate Race?
In Louisiana, women’s health could prove a meaningful point of divergence between the Democratic incumbent and her Republican challengers.
Jun 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army On the Folly of Helping Iraq’s Shattered Army
The crisis has a political solution, not a military one—and Iraq’s armed forces are now officially hopeless.
Jun 23, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed The Deadly Cost of Wall Street Greed
Private equity firms are laying the foundation for the next financial crash in the rubble of the last one—and it’s already cost one child her life.
Jun 23, 2014 / Laura Gottesdiener
Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion Days After Decrying Flat Wages, McConnell Proposes Lowering Wages by $13 Billion
McConnell raises funds for the Brent Spence Bridge by lowering construction worker wages.
Jun 20, 2014 / Joe Sonka
Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event Christie Panders to Christian Right at ‘Faith and Freedom’ Event
Fitting a round peg into a square hole.
Jun 20, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Why Scott Walker Will Never Be President Why Scott Walker Will Never Be President
Prosecutors allege the Wisconsin governor was at the center of an “expansive” strategy to bypass campaign laws.
Jun 20, 2014 / John Nichols
Difficult to Know Which Mitch to Follow on Iraq Difficult to Know Which Mitch to Follow on Iraq
McConnell finds himself in another tight re-election race with his career on the line, and another crisis in Iraq.
Jun 19, 2014 / Joe Sonka