Politics

Don’t Get Sucked Into Obama Scandal–mania

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’ 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 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 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 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 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It’s absurd to expect agency auditors to sort out confusing, outdated campaign finance laws and regulations.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! 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

Abolition in Maryland

Abolition in Maryland Abolition in Maryland

“I killed the thing that almost killed me,” said Kirk Bloodsworth, who faced execution in Maryland, the latest state to outlaw capital punishment.

May 15, 2013 / David A. Love

FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief

FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief FEMA Denies Housing Co-Ops Sandy Relief

It’s time we update our definition of “home” so that co-ops aren’t just “small businesses.”

May 15, 2013 / Laura Flanders

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