In Virginia, 350 Thousand Would-Be Voters Wait for Democracy’s Slow Return In Virginia, 350 Thousand Would-Be Voters Wait for Democracy’s Slow Return
Republican Governor Bob McDonnell is restoring the voting rights of more formerly incarcerated residents than any previous administration. And it’s still a drop in the bucket...
Oct 25, 2012 / Brentin Mock
‘It’s Bonds. Barry Bonds’: The Return of Baseball’s Invisible Man ‘It’s Bonds. Barry Bonds’: The Return of Baseball’s Invisible Man
The name Barry Bonds returned to the airwaves as the Giants returned to the World Series
Oct 25, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Romney Flails on Gay Rights Romney Flails on Gay Rights
It's still unclear whether the GOP candidate would support anti-discrimination legislation.
Oct 24, 2012 / Ben Adler
Romney’s So-Called ‘Moderate’ Stance Would Outlaw 90 Percent of Abortions Romney’s So-Called ‘Moderate’ Stance Would Outlaw 90 Percent of Abortions
Let’s get real: an abortion ban exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the woman would account for less than 7 percent of abortions that happen in America each year.
Oct 24, 2012 / Harold Pollack
Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election Give the Undocumented a Voice in the Election
STUDENT FINALIST: The harrowing irony of our current immigration system is that those who will be most affected by immigration policies can’t participate in the election process.
Oct 24, 2012 / StudentNation / Gabriel Matthew Schivone
Ari Melber: The Commission’s Rules Dumb Down Presidential Debates Ari Melber: The Commission’s Rules Dumb Down Presidential Debates
Over last three presidential debates, both candidates broke numerous rules set up by the debate commission, but unreleased to the public.
Oct 24, 2012 / Press Room
Food MythBusters Food MythBusters
Food Mythbusters is a new one-stop shop where you can get your burning questions about food answered through short films, Q&As with experts and links to essential research.
Oct 24, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison How Mandatory Minimums Forced Me to Send More Than 1,000 Nonviolent Drug Offenders to Federal Prison
As a federal district judge in Iowa, I have sentenced a staggering number of low-level drug addicts to long prison terms. This is not justice.
Oct 24, 2012 / Judge Mark W. Bennett
Barry Commoner, the People’s Biologist Barry Commoner, the People’s Biologist
A tribute to the pioneering environmentalist who put science in the service of social justice.
Oct 24, 2012 / Mark Dowie
Ladies, Don’t Fall for Moderate Mitt! Ladies, Don’t Fall for Moderate Mitt!
What Romney may privately believe is far less important than the bargains he has made with the far-right Christian base of his party.
Oct 24, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt