Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business Labor Campaign Pushes Healthcare as a Human Right, Not a Business
Inspired by Vermont’s successful drive for universal healthcare, the Labor Campaign for Single-Payer is working with activists from Maine, California and Oregon to expand healthcar...
Jan 22, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
The Military Powder Keg in the Pacific The Military Powder Keg in the Pacific
Will China-Japan-US tensions in the Pacific ignite a conflict and sink the global economy?
Jan 22, 2013 / Michael T. Klare
Bill McKibben Webcast From Middlebury College Tonight Bill McKibben Webcast From Middlebury College Tonight
A debate over whether environmental and social concerns should influence investment policies of college and university endowments.
Jan 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Michelle Obama’s Outfits Matter Michelle Obama’s Outfits Matter
You don’t need to be a “fashionista” to see that there are real liberatory powers in the way she manipulates the fashion press.
Jan 22, 2013 / Michelle Dean
NRA Debate Tips NRA Debate Tips
Afraid of big government taking away your guns? Here are six arguments you can use to defend yourself.
Jan 22, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Cuomo’s Clean Elections Choice Cuomo’s Clean Elections Choice
Cecilia Tkaczyk’s underdog victory on a campaign finance reform platform should stir up the struggle against money in politics—and push the governor to take a stance.
Jan 22, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Roe’ at 40: The Economic Divide That Denies Low-Income Women Their Right to an Abortion ‘Roe’ at 40: The Economic Divide That Denies Low-Income Women Their Right to an Abortion
Accessing an abortion has increasingly become the province of the well to do.
Jan 22, 2013 / Bryce Covert
MSNBC Incorrectly Reports No Permits Were Requested to Protest Obama’s Inauguration MSNBC Incorrectly Reports No Permits Were Requested to Protest Obama’s Inauguration
MSNBC host Rachel Maddow incorrectly stated that no protest permits were requested for President Obama’s second inauguration.
Jan 22, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny
When Universities Sell Art: The Case of Columbia’s Rembrandt When Universities Sell Art: The Case of Columbia’s Rembrandt
Columbia’s Rembrandt, sold in 1975 for $1 million, is back on the market—for $47 million.
Jan 22, 2013 / Jon Wiener
Barack Obama Charts an Arc of History That Bends Toward Justice Barack Obama Charts an Arc of History That Bends Toward Justice
Obama’s second inaugural address laid out a new progressive vision. Now we must make it real.
Jan 21, 2013 / John Nichols