It’s Our Act of Killing, Too It’s Our Act of Killing, Too
The brilliant Oscar-nominated film The Act of Killing depicts the horrifying mass murder in Indonesia in the 1960s—but the US was no mere observer.
Feb 28, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Brad Simpson
Maine GOP Lawmaker Regrets Suggesting That if Abortion Is Legal, Rape Should Be Too Maine GOP Lawmaker Regrets Suggesting That if Abortion Is Legal, Rape Should Be Too
Rep. Lawrence Lockman made a career of making vile comments about AIDS, LGBTQ people, women, abortion and rape.
Feb 28, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
MSNBC and Its Discontents MSNBC and Its Discontents
Are Alec Baldwin and Bill Maher right about the network?
Feb 28, 2014 / Leslie Savan
Obama Administration Takes a Step Toward Drilling in the Atlantic Obama Administration Takes a Step Toward Drilling in the Atlantic
Should climate hawks really worry about rising domestic fossil fuel production?
Feb 28, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Should de Blasio Bail Out Waterfront Homeowners? Should de Blasio Bail Out Waterfront Homeowners?
The mayor faces a request for an aggressive post-Sandy policy.
Feb 28, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
In the GOP’s Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning In the GOP’s Civil War, the Establishment Is Winning
The Tea Party insurgents may be troublemakers, but they don’t outweigh the Republican establishment.
Feb 28, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Now That Jan Brewer Has Vetoed SB 1062, Are Religious Discrimination Bills History? Now That Jan Brewer Has Vetoed SB 1062, Are Religious Discrimination Bills History?
National outcry put Arizona’s discrimantory bill in the spotlight, but at least four other states are still considering similar bills.
Feb 27, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post Obama Nominates SOPA Lobbyist for TPP Trade Post
A new US trade representative is a former lobbyist pushing for limits on Internet freedom and draconian intellectual property policy.
Feb 27, 2014 / Lee Fang
Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans Senate Republicans Turn Their Backs on Veterans
Citing costs, Republicans blocked comprehensive legislation to extend health care and education.
Feb 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Maine’s Paul LePage Might Just Be the Worst Governor of All Maine’s Paul LePage Might Just Be the Worst Governor of All
Feds find Republican created pressure for “bias toward employers”—and against jobless workers.
Feb 27, 2014 / John Nichols