Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case
The high court focused on race—rather than tribal sovereignty—in a landmark adoption case.
Jun 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate
In an exclusive interview, Alan Grayson says retaliation is ‘pervasive,’ and ‘the law against it has become utterly impotent.’
Jun 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision Means We Need ‘Right to Vote’ Amendment SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision Means We Need ‘Right to Vote’ Amendment
Amending the Constitution will be difficult—but it is necessary.
Jun 25, 2013 / John Nichols
Welcome to the (Don’t Be) Evil Empire Welcome to the (Don’t Be) Evil Empire
Google eats the world.
Jun 25, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit
Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity
The Democrat is an old-school defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Republican is for raising the retirement age and ‘chained CPI.’
Jun 25, 2013 / John Nichols
Seven Myths About Edward Snowden, NSA Whistleblower Seven Myths About Edward Snowden, NSA Whistleblower
A handy myth-stripping guide to NSA surveillance and its whistleblower.
Jun 24, 2013 / Chase Madar
‘Meet the Press’ Pundit With Financial Ties to NSA Misleadingly Slams Snowden ‘Meet the Press’ Pundit With Financial Ties to NSA Misleadingly Slams Snowden
On Meet the Press, ‘Republican strategist’ Mike Murphy attacked Edward Snowden’s decision to seek aslyum, yet failed to disclose his own financial ties to the surveillance industry...
Jun 24, 2013 / Lee Fang
Trek West for the Big Picture Trek West for the Big Picture
Saving the land one footfall at a time.
Jun 24, 2013 / Chip Ward
‘A Slow-Motion Train Wreck’: The Real Consequences of the Sequester ‘A Slow-Motion Train Wreck’: The Real Consequences of the Sequester
This is what $1.5 trillion in discretionary spending cuts through 2022 looks like.
Jun 24, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
Glenn Greenwald Is ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Democracy Glenn Greenwald Is ‘Aiding and Abetting’ Democracy
Historical (and contemporary) context went missing on Meet the Press.
Jun 24, 2013 / John Nichols