Romney’s Healthcare Plan That Isn’t Romney’s Healthcare Plan That Isn’t
Mitt's Tuesday speech laid out his plans to replace Obamacare—but would only worsen the lack of insurance and market distortion that preceded it.
The Uphill Battle to Enforce Domestic Workers’ Rights The Uphill Battle to Enforce Domestic Workers’ Rights
Nannies in New York state have brand-new labor protections. But it’s proving hard to enforce employment laws at home.
Jun 12, 2012 / Sharon Lerner
Amazon’s Stranglehold on Online Retail Amazon’s Stranglehold on Online Retail
How a single company bullied its way to the top of the online shopping heap and is determining the future of retail.
Jun 12, 2012 / Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Meet Bob McDonnell, the Right’s Fallen Rising Star Meet Bob McDonnell, the Right’s Fallen Rising Star
The Virginia governor would be a leading contender for the Republican vice-presidential nomination if he hadn’t signed an extreme anti–abortion rights bill.
Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five Mariela Castro: Freedom for Alan Gross and the Cuban Five
What would it take for the United States and Cuba to free Alan Gross and the Cuban Five?
Jun 11, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds
Rolling the Dice at the ‘Times-Picayune’ Rolling the Dice at the ‘Times-Picayune’
The beloved New Orleans daily is profitable and has enviable market penetration. So why is it moving to three-day delivery?
Jun 11, 2012 / Jason Berry
High-Stakes Healthcare Decision Looms for More Than 6 Million Young Americans High-Stakes Healthcare Decision Looms for More Than 6 Million Young Americans
A popular provision of the Affordable Care Act that has helped insure 6.6 million Americans under 26 could be eliminated by the Supreme Court.
Jun 11, 2012 / Zoë Carpenter
Why We Should All Root for the Miami Heat Why We Should All Root for the Miami Heat
The 2012 NBA finals presents more than a match up of two young, exciting, athletic teams. They present a rooting political litmus test.
Jun 11, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
The Shock Doctrine Goes to College The Shock Doctrine Goes to College
At UC Davis and other institutions, student-led protests against austerity are met with thuggish riot cops and the criminalization of speech.
Jun 8, 2012 / Joshua Clover
Targeting ‘Slutty’ Students Targeting ‘Slutty’ Students
How dress codes discriminate against women.
Jun 8, 2012 / Blog / Jessica Valenti