If the Supreme Court Strikes Down the Mandate—What’s Next? If the Supreme Court Strikes Down the Mandate—What’s Next?
With the vast majority of Americans pushing for some kind of healthcare reform, Congress and states have options, from subsidies to state-level mandates to single-payer.
Jun 21, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Whatever Happened to the Minimalist Supreme Court? Whatever Happened to the Minimalist Supreme Court?
Today's decisions about sex, drugs, and union speech may offer clues about next week's decision on healthcare.
Jun 21, 2012 / Blog / David Cole
Healthcare: Give the People What They Want Healthcare: Give the People What They Want
Most Americans want pretty much the same outcome from healthcare reform, and it’s not what either major-party candidate is offering.
Jun 21, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Catholic Health Association Pulls Support From Contraception Mandate Catholic Health Association Pulls Support From Contraception Mandate
Catholic hospitals net billions in federal funding—yet demand special public policy just for them.
Jun 20, 2012 / Blog / Emily Douglas
Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million Score So Far at the University of Missouri: Books 0, Football Coach $2.7 Million
A university press is placed on the chopping block while the school’s head coach is paid nearly seven times its annual operation cost.
Jun 20, 2012 / Blog / Katha Pollitt
Dave Zirin: The DOJ Wastes Money on Sports Dave Zirin: The DOJ Wastes Money on Sports
The Department of Justice spent $2 to 3 million prosecuting Roger Clemens. Why?
Jun 20, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Julian Assange Seeks Asylum in Ecuador Julian Assange Seeks Asylum in Ecuador
The Wikileaks founder has sought refuge in the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Jun 20, 2012 / Tom Hayden
‘Jamie Dimon, You’re No Good. The People Need a Robin Hood’ (VIDEO) ‘Jamie Dimon, You’re No Good. The People Need a Robin Hood’ (VIDEO)
Nurses and their allies launch a national campaign to push for a tax on financial transactions.
Jun 20, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row? Rodney Reed: Another Innocent Man on Texas’ Death Row?
Sentenced to die after his DNA was found on murder victim Stacy Stites, Reed insists it was proof of an illicit affair—and that her police officer fiancé is the r...
Jun 19, 2012 / Jordan Smith
Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk Fighting Back Against Stop-and-Frisk
Several thousand people marched in silence down Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on June 17 to demand an end to the New York Police department's controversial stop-and-frisk policy.
Jun 19, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds