Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act Aura Bogado: The Obamas Need to Clean Up Their Act
Society is not post-racial. Barack and Michelle Obama need to stop telling young people of color otherwise.
Jun 5, 2013 / Press Room
John Lewis’s Long Fight for Voting Rights John Lewis’s Long Fight for Voting Rights
Nearly five decades after Bloody Sunday in Selma, he’s in the fight of his life, as the Supreme Court threatens to overturn his signature achievement.
Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Ari Berman
How to Save New Orleans From Sinking How to Save New Orleans From Sinking
Innovative land management could replenish wetlands and limit flood damage.
Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Roberta Brandes Gratz
Will Obama End the Long War on Terror? Will Obama End the Long War on Terror?
There are some hopeful signs, including his recent speech at the National Defense University and a new, less hawkish foreign policy team.
Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
California’s Great Prison Experiment California’s Great Prison Experiment
Following a landmark court ruling, the state is on deadline to release tens of thousands of people from prison. Is it succeeding?
Jun 5, 2013 / Feature / Tim Stelloh
A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller A Female President and the Power of Symbolism: A Response to Amy Schiller
I don’t have simplistic fantasies about being rescued from oppression by figureheads alone. But I also know that women and people of color are a threat to the status quo.
Jun 5, 2013 / Erica Brazelton
Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington Demonstrations Test Turkey’s Lobbying Clout In Washington
Turkey's government has spent big bucks on DC lobbying firms and on travel junkets for politicians.
Jun 5, 2013 / Lee Fang
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right Katrina vanden Heuvel: Exit Bachmann, Stage Right
The right-wing congressperson leaves a legacy of slander and bigotry that reflects the worst of American politics.
Jun 5, 2013 / Press Room
Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money Revealed: Letters From Republicans Seeking Obamacare Money
It’s the height of hypocrisy: They call for repeal of the law but plead for its dollars on behalf of constituents.
Jun 5, 2013 / Lee Fang
Texas Redistricting Fight Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed Texas Redistricting Fight Shows Why Voting Rights Act Still Needed
Texas Republicans are responding to demographic change by trying to limit the power of an increasingly diverse electorate
Jun 5, 2013 / Ari Berman