Obama’s Media Shield Kabuki Obama’s Media Shield Kabuki
Coming on the heels of the DOJ's seizure of AP records, proposed legislation to keep reporters from being forced to reveal their sources seems would actually roll back protecti...
May 16, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Congress Is Ready to Fight Over Deep Food Stamp Cuts Congress Is Ready to Fight Over Deep Food Stamp Cuts
The GOP proposes steep reductions to the federal food stamp program—and that might blow up the entire farm bill.
May 16, 2013 / George Zornick
Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania
Seven Days in May: Each scandal on its own might have fizzled; together, their fumes are intoxicating liberals, too.
May 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American ‘Democracy’ The New Pay-As-You-Go Landscape of American ‘Democracy’
In this banana republic, billionaires don't need to go to the Cayman Islands to park their savings.
May 16, 2013 / Andy Kroll
84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey 84 Percent of NYC Fast Food Workers Report Wage Theft in a New Survey
New York's Attorney General has issued subpoenas to a fast food company and is investigating several franchisees for what employees say is a rampant issue.
May 16, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Washington Misses the Point on the Tea Party and the IRS Washington Misses the Point on the Tea Party and the IRS
How do you travel from a tax-exempt “non-political” Tea Party rally to a political one? You walk across a park.
May 16, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern Chris Hedges: The AP Records Seizure Is Part of a Pattern
The Justice Department’s intrusion is just part of a larger trend that includes Obama’s crackdown on whistleblowers and indefinite detention of suspects without a trial...
May 15, 2013 / Press Room
Rome’s Cassandra: On George Weigel Rome’s Cassandra: On George Weigel
The neoconservative leading the fight over the legacy of Vatican II in the American Church.
May 15, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Paul Baumann
Mad About the IRS Mess? Blame Congress Mad About the IRS Mess? Blame Congress
It’s absurd to expect agency auditors to sort out confusing, outdated campaign finance laws and regulations.
May 15, 2013 / The Editors
Chris Christie, a GOP Moderate? Fuhgeddaboudit! Chris Christie, a GOP Moderate? Fuhgeddaboudit!
The governor needs to peddle a moderate image to win re-election in New Jersey, but on everything from reproductive rights to the environment to austerity, he’s very conserva...
May 15, 2013 / John Nichols