Jim Crow II Jim Crow II
A history of the fight for voting rights and the movement to restrict them once again.
Oct 22, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
Dick Cheney’s Transcendent Cynicism Dick Cheney’s Transcendent Cynicism
The ultimate establishment Republican embraces the Tea Party in order to advance his daughter's ambition for a Senate seat.
Oct 22, 2013 / John Nichols
Suicide Rate Climbs by 30 Percent in Kansas as Government Slashes Mental Health Budgets Suicide Rate Climbs by 30 Percent in Kansas as Government Slashes Mental Health Budgets
Even though suicide rates are climbing, the government continues to slash mental health budgets.
Oct 21, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Beware of Paul Ryan’s Lose-a-Battle, Win-a-War Strategy Beware of Paul Ryan’s Lose-a-Battle, Win-a-War Strategy
The House Budget Committee chair plots to use a powerful conference committee to assault Medicare, Social Security and more.
Oct 18, 2013 / John Nichols
Bill de Blasio to Burger King: ‘This Is an Unsupportable Situation’ Bill de Blasio to Burger King: ‘This Is an Unsupportable Situation’
The mayoral hopeful is one of the most high-profile politicians to come out in support of the growing movement for low-wage workers’ rights.
Oct 18, 2013 / Lizzy Ratner
Lhota’s Mistake-Filled Attack Ad Depicts de Blasio as Soft on Crime Lhota’s Mistake-Filled Attack Ad Depicts de Blasio as Soft on Crime
Will the media start nodding along to Lhota's new, falsifiable script?
Oct 18, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Israel Hater’s Handbook, Continued… The Israel Hater’s Handbook, Continued…
Alterman on Max Blumenthal's Goliath and Reed on how the media enables the govern-by-crisis mentality.
Oct 17, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto How Congress Just Stuck It to Monsanto
Farmers, civil liberties and food safety advocates had worried that a funding resolution would extend the rider, which crippled oversight over GMOs.
Oct 17, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open That Time When DC Stopped Funding Domestic Violence Shelters While Both Congressional Gyms Stayed Open
Who decides what’s “essential” during a government shutdown?
Oct 17, 2013 / Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford