The VA Scandal The VA Scandal
The verdict’s in on E. Shinseki. Because the VA’s now a wreck, he Must be replaced at last. So let’s Let someone else neglect the vets.
Jun 4, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations Here’s What Anyone Who Cares About the Planet Needs to Know About the EPA’s New Regulations
The Obama administration’s new targets to reduce carbon emissions are a step in the right direction, but we need to demand much more.
Jun 4, 2014 / Mark Hertsgaard
How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now How to Fight Economic Inequality—Right Now
A new initiative aims to put wages at the heart of the inequality debate.
Jun 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Roberts Court’s Stealth Campaign Against a Free Press The Roberts Court’s Stealth Campaign Against a Free Press
Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the media.
Jun 4, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
GOP Civil War? More Like Petty Wrangling Over Infinitesimal Ideological ‘Distinctions.’ GOP Civil War? More Like Petty Wrangling Over Infinitesimal Ideological ‘Distinctions.’
Near tie in Mississippi forces runoff between a conservative and a conservative who says the conservative isn’t conservative enough.
Jun 4, 2014 / John Nichols
Students Blockade for Trans Justice, Dish 18,000 Red Squares and Push California to Divest From Guns Students Blockade for Trans Justice, Dish 18,000 Red Squares and Push California to Divest From Guns
As the semester ends, direct action rages on.
Jun 3, 2014 / StudentNation / StudentNation
How Is This Corporate Flack Running for Congress As an ‘Outsider’? How Is This Corporate Flack Running for Congress As an ‘Outsider’?
Matt Miller has received hundreds of thousands of dollars for his work for PR and consultancy firms, yet the LA Times characterizes him as outside the system.
Jun 3, 2014 / Lee Fang
Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk? Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk?
A heightened credible fear standard would particularly impact immigrants who are detained at the border and subjected to “expedited removal."
Jun 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies? The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies?
Not all energy interests are apoplectic about the EPA’s plan to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants.
Jun 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Inside the Working Families Party’s Deal With Governor Cuomo Inside the Working Families Party’s Deal With Governor Cuomo
Both the governor and the WFP went into the weekend needing something from the other. The governor walked away with what he wanted. The party got an IOU.
Jun 2, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy