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How the Obama Administration Is Keeping Big Coal Alive

How the Obama Administration Is Keeping Big Coal Alive How the Obama Administration Is Keeping Big Coal Alive

While the Obama administration takes steps to discourage coal consumption at home, it’s tacitly promoting coal exports overseas.

Jul 7, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Dear Democrats: Economic Inequality Is Not an Act of God

Dear Democrats: Economic Inequality Is Not an Act of God Dear Democrats: Economic Inequality Is Not an Act of God

Talking about opportunity alone fails to address the unfairness of the current system.

Jul 7, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party

Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party Christie’s Gun Control Veto Sparks Anger in NJ, but May Not Win Over the Tea Party

Don’'t expect the Democrats to pick up the issue, however, in red states where Senate candidates are already on shaky ground.

Jul 7, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

Why the Supreme Court’s Attack on Labor Hurts Women Most

Why the Supreme Court’s Attack on Labor Hurts Women Most Why the Supreme Court’s Attack on Labor Hurts Women Most

The Hobby Lobby case is more clearly aimed at women, but Harris v. Quinn may prove even more consequential for the lives of working women.

Jul 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Nullification: Jurors’ Secret Weapon Against Harsh Sentencing

Nullification: Jurors’ Secret Weapon Against Harsh Sentencing Nullification: Jurors’ Secret Weapon Against Harsh Sentencing

Juries have the right to judge the law as well as the defendant.

Jul 7, 2014 / Molly Knefel

Haaretz, Commenting on Murder in Israel, Says Extremists Are ‘Vermin’

Haaretz, Commenting on Murder in Israel, Says Extremists Are ‘Vermin’ Haaretz, Commenting on Murder in Israel, Says Extremists Are ‘Vermin’

Tragedies compound, as Israel bombs Gaza again.

Jul 7, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

10 Questions All Politicians Should Answer About Gun Control

10 Questions All Politicians Should Answer About Gun Control 10 Questions All Politicians Should Answer About Gun Control

Thanks to an effort by Everytown for Gun Safety, the NRA will now not be the only group asking candidates for their positions on gun control.

Jul 7, 2014 / George Zornick

Before the World Cup Ends, Will the Media Tell the Truth?

Before the World Cup Ends, Will the Media Tell the Truth? Before the World Cup Ends, Will the Media Tell the Truth?

There is a narrative emerging in the US press that Brazil’s protests have been small because everyone is just happy with the World Cup. It’s not true.

Jul 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin

What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women

What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women What Happened When One Country Required All Corporate Boards to Be 40% Women

A new study finds board quotas don’t improve conditions for the average working woman, but they do the job of giving women more representation among powerful roles.

Jul 7, 2014 / Bryce Covert

ISIS: The Spoils of the ‘Great Loot’ in the Middle East

ISIS: The Spoils of the ‘Great Loot’ in the Middle East ISIS: The Spoils of the ‘Great Loot’ in the Middle East

Adding yet more warfare to the current crisis will perpetuate exactly what the imperial powers set out to do: tear an entire region of the world asunder.

Jul 7, 2014 / Conn Hallinan and Foreign Policy In Focus

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