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Giant Killer Robots and Other Safeguards of Democracy

Giant Killer Robots and Other Safeguards of Democracy Giant Killer Robots and Other Safeguards of Democracy

The Tea Party's latest legislative maneuver.

Oct 8, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners

Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners Meet the Medical Company Making $1.4 Billion a Year Off Sick Prisoners

In states that use Corizon to provide healthcare in their prisons, medical neglect and abuse run rampant. 

Oct 8, 2013 / NationAction

When Divestment Isn’t Enough

When Divestment Isn’t Enough When Divestment Isn’t Enough

In the case of students with the passion to fight climate change, it’s time to face the truth and overcome it: we are the enemy.

Oct 8, 2013 / StudentNation / Alex Suber and StudentNation

Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown

Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown

The Conservative Action Project, the organization orchestrating the shutdown strategy, is run by a cabal of evangelical and radical-right leaders. 

Oct 8, 2013 / Lee Fang

How Masters and Johnson Remade Love

How Masters and Johnson Remade Love How Masters and Johnson Remade Love

On the occasion of Showtime’s new miniseries, reflections on how the world changed when women learned to demand men give them orgasms.

Oct 7, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race

Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race

De Blasio has now been called a progressive, a communist and a fiscal conservative.

Oct 7, 2013 / Leslie Savan

‘60 Minutes’ Gets Disability Insurance All Wrong

‘60 Minutes’ Gets Disability Insurance All Wrong ‘60 Minutes’ Gets Disability Insurance All Wrong

A supposedly damning piece from CBS News omitted several key facts. 

Oct 7, 2013 / George Zornick

The Hidden Danger in the Supreme Court’s ‘McCutcheon’ Case

The Hidden Danger in the Supreme Court’s ‘McCutcheon’ Case The Hidden Danger in the Supreme Court’s ‘McCutcheon’ Case

A Supreme Court case about campaign contribution limits could also deal a blow to other good government laws.

Oct 7, 2013 / Lee Fang

No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies

No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies

A 16-year-old woman in Nebraska has been forced to carry a child to birth by a court—we must stop punishing young women for their bodies and let them make their own choices. ...

Oct 7, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate

Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate Our House Is On Fire: The Reality of Our Changing Climate

We might not want to acknowledge it, but climate change is real and it's happening now.

Oct 7, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

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