Why We Can’t Celebrate Why We Can’t Celebrate
The Supreme Court affirmed the rights of gay people just as it rode roughshod over the rights of African-Americans.
Jul 8, 2013 / Devon Carbado, Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, and Cheryl Harris
Mark Wetjen—Wall Street Shill or Main Street Hero? Mark Wetjen—Wall Street Shill or Main Street Hero?
One man on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission holds the key vote in a crucial decision about derivatives trading that could prevent—or enable—more bank bailo...
Jul 8, 2013 / Alexis Goldstein
Eliot Spitzer: Great Policy, Arrogant Politics Eliot Spitzer: Great Policy, Arrogant Politics
He knows how to use public posts to check and balance the money power. But Spitzer’s dismissal of public financing of campaigns makes for an unsettling comeback.
Jul 8, 2013 / John Nichols
Bob Dreyfuss: What History Says About Arming the Syrian Opposition Bob Dreyfuss: What History Says About Arming the Syrian Opposition
While the success of US engagement in the Syrian civil war remains to be seen, this is not the first time the US has attempted to shape the trajectory of foreign conflicts by armin...
Jul 8, 2013 / Press Room
Chicago Cabbies Fight for a Fairer Fare Chicago Cabbies Fight for a Fairer Fare
If cab drivers in Chicago win their lawsuit to become employees of the city, their jobs will become a lot less terrible.
Jul 8, 2013 / Moshe Z. Marvit and Vincent Mersich
Lobbyists Lavish North Carolina’s Far-Right Politicians With Beer, Expensive Parties Lobbyists Lavish North Carolina’s Far-Right Politicians With Beer, Expensive Parties
A review of state records show that corporate lobbyists are throwing big parties for North Carolina’s Big Business–friendly politicians.
Jul 8, 2013 / Lee Fang
Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square Women at Point Zero in Tahrir Square
The recent wave of attacks against women in Tahrir Square reveal that in our global rape culture, women's bodies can be used as both tools of war and casualties of “freed...
Jul 8, 2013 / Salamishah Tillet
The Classic Military Runaround The Classic Military Runaround
Your tax dollars at work keeping you in the dark.
Jul 8, 2013 / Nick Turse
LIVE UPDATES: Massacre in Egypt LIVE UPDATES: Massacre in Egypt
Quick action needed to avert open civil war–style clashes.
Jul 8, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘It Was Like a Wall of Sound’: Inside The People’s Filibuster of Texas ‘It Was Like a Wall of Sound’: Inside The People’s Filibuster of Texas
In honor of the national day of action called for July 15 in solidarity with the women of Texas, hear from Katie Feyh, one of the people who was part of ‘the People’s F...
Jul 8, 2013 / Dave Zirin