Pikuach Nefesh: On God and Gays Pikuach Nefesh: On God and Gays
Mark Jordan and Jay Michaelson seek hope for gay religious practice in heretical churches and the Hebrew Bible.
Apr 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Mark Oppenheimer
ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws ALEC Disbands Task Force Responsible for Voter ID, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
As corporations quit, shadowy group disbands task force that developed voter suppression and “shoot first” laws. But ALEC still pushes "model" bills that atta...
Apr 17, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Why Are Gun Owners So Afraid of Obama? Why Are Gun Owners So Afraid of Obama?
Should gun owners be feeling threatened by President Obama and critics of “Stand Your Ground” laws?
Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes
When Will the Obama Administration Take a Stand on LGBT Issues? When Will the Obama Administration Take a Stand on LGBT Issues?
Despite Obama's campaign pledge, fighting LGBT discrimination is not a strong point for the White House.
Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
On Feminism and Sadomasochistic Sex On Feminism and Sadomasochistic Sex
Katie Roiphe's Newsweek cover story ignores the fact that in every century and decade, sadomasochistic erotica has broken into the mainstream.
Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Scott Walker Goes All In for NRA/ALEC ‘Shoot First’ Agenda Scott Walker Goes All In for NRA/ALEC ‘Shoot First’ Agenda
Forget Mitt Romney. Wisconsin’s governor gets a hero’s welcome at the NRA convention, with a gun-talk laden speech that claims his critics “want to take me o...
Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Raising Kids Is Work? Tell That to Women on Welfare Raising Kids Is Work? Tell That to Women on Welfare
Neither Republicans nor Democrats treat parenting as work, and thousands of poor women are living in poverty today as living proof of that fact.
Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
What the Laws of War Allow What the Laws of War Allow
Do the WikiLeaks War Logs reveal war crimes? Or do they reveal the poverty of international law?
Apr 16, 2012 / Chase Madar
25 Years Since Al Campanis Shocked Baseball: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t 25 Years Since Al Campanis Shocked Baseball: What’s Changed and What Hasn’t
The decline of African-American involvement in baseball speaks more to twenty-first-century problems than Campanis-era racism does.
Apr 16, 2012 / Blog / Dave Zirin
This Week: Was Hilary Rosen Right? PLUS: Voting Rights Watch 2012 This Week: Was Hilary Rosen Right? PLUS: Voting Rights Watch 2012
This week, we discuss the Hilary Rosen and Ann Romney dust-up. Plus, a new joint project with Colorlines.com reporting on voter suppression throught the 2012 election season. And T...
Apr 14, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel