Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video Candor and Control: The Chiara de Blasio Video
It’s one thing to control a sensitive story about a child’s private struggles. It’s another to package it so slickly that a genuine and inspiring message gets dro...
Dec 27, 2013 / Jarrett Murphy
A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013 A Climate Truth-Tellers Honor Roll of 2013
What would our national conversation on climate change sound like if this kind of honesty broke through with any regularity?
Dec 24, 2013 / Wen Stephenson
Tea Party Tim and Plutocrat Pete Tea Party Tim and Plutocrat Pete
An unlikely alliance takes on the Affordable Care Act.
Dec 17, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Nelson Mandela’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights Nelson Mandela’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The anti-apartheid hero asked world leaders to “have the courage to ensure that, at last, we build a human world consistent with the provisions of that historic Declaration.&...
Dec 10, 2013 / John Nichols
The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic The Deep South Is the Latest Epicenter of the HIV Epidemic
America’s HIV epidemic is concentrated and most deadly in the Southern states, but two policies could have a profound effect on the illness.
Dec 6, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
How to Revive the Fight for Single-Payer How to Revive the Fight for Single-Payer
Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington is optimistic that it will come—if we give states the tools to adopt it at their own pace.
Dec 4, 2013 / Feature / William Greider
The Progressive’s Guide to Holiday Giving The Progressive’s Guide to Holiday Giving
Want to help Texas women? African AIDS orphans? Here's how.
Dec 4, 2013 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Eradicating AIDS Eradicating AIDS
We’ve come so far in the struggle against AIDS, but the most marginalized in society are still suffering.
Dec 3, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tough Thanksgiving for Food Stamp Families Tough Thanksgiving for Food Stamp Families
Most benefits will run out before the end of the month--and some have already been cut.
Nov 27, 2013 / George Zornick
The Colonel, the Veteran and the Caregiver The Colonel, the Veteran and the Caregiver
How the war changed Charlie.