Mitch McConnell Reminds Everyone He Tried to Privatize Social Security Mitch McConnell Reminds Everyone He Tried to Privatize Social Security
The Senate minority leader also didn’t rule out trying privatization again in the future.
Oct 24, 2014 / George Zornick
Chris Christie’s Latest Terrible Idea: Let GOP Governors Control Voting for 2016 Chris Christie’s Latest Terrible Idea: Let GOP Governors Control Voting for 2016
He wants Republicans controlling the “political apparatus” and the “governmental apparatus” of voting.
Oct 24, 2014 / John Nichols
A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone? A Red State Democrat for Senate Who Hates Keystone?
The bright spot for environmentalists in the midterms is, improbably, in deep-red South Dakota.
Oct 23, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry The Cowardice of Bill Maher’s Anti-Muslim Bigotry
What is brave about expressing an opinion that’s already held by a plurality of Americans?
Oct 23, 2014 / Omar Ghabra
The Real Poop on Pig-Castrating GOP Senate Candidate Joni Ernst The Real Poop on Pig-Castrating GOP Senate Candidate Joni Ernst
“Simply a statement that I support life" is the new "I'm not a scientist."
Oct 23, 2014 / Leslie Savan
What Would Bernie Do? What Would Bernie Do?
It’s time to look past the Democratic Party for a truly progressive agenda.
Oct 23, 2014 / William Greider
Give Police Less Work Give Police Less Work
People in law enforcement need to re-evaluate their responsibilities.
Oct 23, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data
The genesis for the data-driven society of today can be traced to socialist Chile in the 1970s.
Oct 23, 2014 / Greg Grandin
Between the Cracks Between the Cracks
Puns and other clues that resist easy classification
Oct 23, 2014 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Revealed: A New Ethics Scandal Involving the GOP’s South Dakota Senate Candidate Revealed: A New Ethics Scandal Involving the GOP’s South Dakota Senate Candidate
Documents obtained by The Nation show former Governor Mike Rounds’s campaign manager may have improperly awarded state economic incentives to firms in which he and the candidate he...
Oct 23, 2014 / Lee Fang