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Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge

Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge Texas Voter ID Law Ensnares Former Speaker of the House, Candidates for Governor, State Judge

The latest victim of Texas’s new voter ID law is 90-year-old former Speaker of the House Jim Wright. 

Nov 4, 2013 / Ari Berman

Food Stamp Cuts: A Bipartisan Scandal

Food Stamp Cuts: A Bipartisan Scandal Food Stamp Cuts: A Bipartisan Scandal

Friday’s punitive and economically damaging food stamp cuts are much less a result of red-team-versus-blue-team politics, and much more a result of a political process where ...

Nov 1, 2013 / George Zornick

Stop-and-Frisk Is Now in Bill de Blasio’s Hands

Stop-and-Frisk Is Now in Bill de Blasio’s Hands Stop-and-Frisk Is Now in Bill de Blasio’s Hands

A Federal appeals court has put a stay on crucial reforms to the NYPD’s controversial policy—but will next week’s mayoral election render the stay moot?

Nov 1, 2013 / Emily Jane Goodman

Tallying Obamacare’s Winners and Losers

Tallying Obamacare’s Winners and Losers Tallying Obamacare’s Winners and Losers

Only 3 percent of the population are likely to lose their current insurance policies and pay higher premiums because of Obamacare. 

Nov 1, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13

Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13 Interns’ Favorite Articles of the Week, 11/1/13

This week: activist scientists, West Virginia’s transformation into a red state, and the burgeoning men’s rights movement.

Nov 1, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

We Need a Robin Hood Tax—Not Cuts in Food Stamps

We Need a Robin Hood Tax—Not Cuts in Food Stamps We Need a Robin Hood Tax—Not Cuts in Food Stamps

The richest 400 Americans are worth just over $2 trillion dollars, and yet we're still cutting food stamps.

Nov 1, 2013 / Laura Flanders

Rickipedia: On Ten Months of Blogging for ‘The Nation’

Rickipedia: On Ten Months of Blogging for ‘The Nation’ Rickipedia: On Ten Months of Blogging for ‘The Nation’

An index of obsessions, observations, analysis—clip and save!

Nov 1, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

How Russian Nationalism Fuels Race Riots

How Russian Nationalism Fuels Race Riots How Russian Nationalism Fuels Race Riots

The Biryulyovo riots should be read first and foremost as a protest against the multiethnic state.

Nov 1, 2013 / Sean Guillory

Where’s the Outrage When the FBI Targets Muslims?

Where’s the Outrage When the FBI Targets Muslims? Where’s the Outrage When the FBI Targets Muslims?

The FBI employs the same repressive tactics as the NYPD in its broad surveillance of Muslim communities. Why does the FBI get a pass?

Oct 31, 2013 / Diala Shamas

Joe Lhota Is Likable Enough

Joe Lhota Is Likable Enough Joe Lhota Is Likable Enough

Lhota’s sincerity shone through in the final NYC mayoral debate, but he’s no match for de Blasio’s political savvy. 

Oct 31, 2013 / Leslie Savan

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