GOP Begins Throwing Up Roadblocks to the EPA Nominee GOP Begins Throwing Up Roadblocks to the EPA Nominee
The first Republican attack on Obama’s nominee to the EPA reveals the party’s fundamental beef with the agency as a whole.
Mar 19, 2013 / George Zornick
It’s Time to Play… Conservative Mystery Date! It’s Time to Play… Conservative Mystery Date!
Who'll be the lucky man (or troll) for you?
Mar 19, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality
Republicans know they must turn toward supporting gay marriage—evidence of how much progress LGBT activists have made.
Mar 19, 2013 / John Nichols
Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald’s Guest Workers? Josh Eidelson: Will Justice Be Served for McDonald’s Guest Workers?
The US’s guest worker program is riddled with holes—and abuse. Just ask McDonald’s workers on “cultural exchange.”
Mar 18, 2013 / Press Room
A Failed Whale, and How to Fix It A Failed Whale, and How to Fix It
JPMorgan Chase gamed the system to hide risky trades. Will Congress let them go free?
Mar 18, 2013 / Alexis Goldstein
Right and Left in Democratic Politics: The Long View Right and Left in Democratic Politics: The Long View
The party has always harbored conservatives and sell-outs to big business and pro-austerity boosters. The point is not to deny them, but to beat them.
Mar 18, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring American Employment Winter: Beware Reports of Spring
The numbers on job creation and unemployment are not as positive as they first appear—just watch American Winter.
Mar 18, 2013 / Laura Flanders
Obama’s Nominee for Labor Department Head Has Championed Domestic Workers’ Rights Obama’s Nominee for Labor Department Head Has Championed Domestic Workers’ Rights
Thomas Perez once pushed for a domestic workers’ bill of rights. Could he help the movement at the federal level?
Mar 18, 2013 / Bryce Covert
Voting Rights Are Once Again Challenged at the Supreme Court Voting Rights Are Once Again Challenged at the Supreme Court
In hearing a challenge to Arizona’s proof of citizenship law for voter registration, the Justices will decide what powers Congress has to protect the right to vote.
Mar 18, 2013 / Ari Berman
Did the International Criminal Court Help Elect Kenya’s Next President? Did the International Criminal Court Help Elect Kenya’s Next President?
The ICC’s decision to prosecute Uhuru Kenyatta for crimes against humanity—and the Court’s imperial demeanor—invigorated his Kikuyu base.
Mar 16, 2013 / Karen Rothmyer