A Gift From the United States to Mideast Zealots A Gift From the United States to Mideast Zealots
Washington again displays its hypocrisy by failing to label the arrest of Egypt’s freely elected president by the military a coup.
Jul 9, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina Sixty-Four Arrested at ‘Moral Monday’ Abortion Access Protest in North Carolina
More than 700 people have been arrested in the weekly “Moral Monday” protests in North Carolina.
Jul 9, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
The Sin of Journalism The Sin of Journalism
Reporting may be the worst crime of all.
Jul 9, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Watch This: Two American Families Watch This: Two American Families
A new documentary from Bill Moyers and Frontline follows two families for twenty-two years as they struggle to attain the American Dream.
Jul 9, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It Men Want Work-Family Balance, and Policy Should Help Them Achieve It
Until men are also expected to take time away from work to be with children, workers of both genders face a vicious cycle.
Jul 9, 2013 / Bryce Covert
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