Four Years After ‘Citizens United,’ There Is Real Movement to Remove Big Money From Politics Four Years After ‘Citizens United,’ There Is Real Movement to Remove Big Money From Politics
Sixteen states and 500 communities have demanded an amendment to the US Constitution. Twenty fourteen will be a year of action.
Jan 21, 2014 / John Nichols
We’re All Suspects in Obama’s America We’re All Suspects in Obama’s America
In his recent speech, the president offered an unbridled defense of the surveillance state.
Jan 21, 2014 / Robert Scheer
Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday Study: Nearly Half of All Black Men Are Arrested by Their Twenty-Third Birthday
Early arrests can haunt American youths for the rest of their lives.
Jan 21, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
A Typical Day in the Governor’s Office A Typical Day in the Governor’s Office
Chris Christie gets acquainted with his senior staff.
Jan 21, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power Surveillance and Scandal: Time-Tested Weapons for US Global Power
One key goal of NSA surveillance of world leaders is not US national security but political blackmail—as it has been since 1898.
Jan 21, 2014 / Alfred McCoy
Thirty-Two Arrested at a LaGuardia Rally for Higher Wages Thirty-Two Arrested at a LaGuardia Rally for Higher Wages
Thrity-two people were arrested at an SEIU-organized rally for liveable wages and a paid Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
Jan 21, 2014 / Allison Kilkenny
Fighting Poverty Through Paid Sick Leave, de Blasio Opts for Impact Over Innovation Fighting Poverty Through Paid Sick Leave, de Blasio Opts for Impact Over Innovation
The mayor’s move will extend paid sick days to hundreds of thousands of workers—an old fashioned form of economic justice in an era when “innovation” is the...
Jan 21, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
The US Keeps Iran Out of Syria Talks The US Keeps Iran Out of Syria Talks
But excluding Tehran will only make the peace conference that much harder.
Jan 21, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
MLK: ‘Our Struggle is for Genuine Equality, Which Means Economic Equality’ MLK: ‘Our Struggle is for Genuine Equality, Which Means Economic Equality’
Honor Dr. King by fighting for a minimum wage hike big enough to lift families out of poverty.
Jan 20, 2014 / John Nichols
Richard Sherman, Racial Coding and Bombastic Brainiacs Richard Sherman, Racial Coding and Bombastic Brainiacs
Richard Sherman, cornerback of the Seattle Seahawks, plays a mental game that does not sit well with the guardians of sports.
Jan 20, 2014 / Dave Zirin