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Lee Fang on the NRA’s real mission, Allison Kilkenny on Occupy the NRA, John Nichols on ALEC and guns, the editors on Josh Eidelson's Sidney Award
Dec 19, 2012 / Various Contributors
Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying? Will Congress Rein In Illegal Spying?
When The New York Times first revealed the NSA was wiretapping Americans without a warrant in 2005, it was a scandal. But the government continues to spy with impunity—and wh...
Dec 19, 2012 / Marcy Wheeler
Figuring Out Why 93 Million People Didn’t Vote Figuring Out Why 93 Million People Didn’t Vote
Forty percent of voters didn’t participate last month. A new report outlines who they are, and why they didn’t cast a ballot.
Dec 19, 2012 / Aura Bogado and Voting Rights Watch
New ALEC Documents Show Regulatory Capture in Action New ALEC Documents Show Regulatory Capture in Action
ALEC is playing lobbyist match-maker with state regulators to push an anti-environmental agenda.
Dec 19, 2012 / Lee Fang
Today in Poverty: An Education Wish List Today in Poverty: An Education Wish List
Here are ten reforms that would ensure every child receives the education they deserve.
Dec 19, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control
In the wake of a national tragedy, how do we have a productive conversation about how to keep our country safe?
Dec 19, 2012 / Press Room
Why Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts Why Democrats Must Break With Obama on Social Security Cuts
Cutting benefits goes against the Democratic Party's most powerful political claim: That it defends Social Security—no matter who is attacking.
Dec 19, 2012 / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics Katrina vanden Heuvel: Focus the Secretary of State Debate on Policy, Not Politics
Partisan predictions for the presiden’s nominee have drowned out the real conversation on Obama’s foreign policy priorities.
Dec 18, 2012 / Press Room
Proposed Social Security Bargain Makes No Sense for the Elderly Proposed Social Security Bargain Makes No Sense for the Elderly
The median income of people over age 65 is less than $20,000. The solution is not to cut that further.
Dec 18, 2012 / Dean Baker
Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State Questions for John Kerry, President Obama’s New Pick for Secretary of State
The nomination of a secretary of state gives the Senate the opportunity to probe the administration’s foreign policy priorities.
Dec 18, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel