Paul Ryan Looks to Break an Old Promise With a New Plan to Mess With Medicare Paul Ryan Looks to Break an Old Promise With a New Plan to Mess With Medicare
The House Budget Committee chairman is so determined to advance his austerity agenda that he’s talking about abandoning commitments to Americans nearing retirement.
Mar 5, 2013 / John Nichols
It’s Time to Tax Financial Transactions It’s Time to Tax Financial Transactions
The Dow hit a new high yesterday. A small tax on Wall Street trading could alleviate some of our drastic sequester cuts—and the majority of Americans support it.
Mar 5, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Whiny Billionaires in Need of Sequestration Whiny Billionaires in Need of Sequestration
As cuts in services for struggling Americans go into effect, nine Wall Street executives who are profiting off the recession just received $1 billion in bonuses.
Mar 5, 2013 / Robert Scheer
Obama Makes a Strong Choice to Head the EPA Obama Makes a Strong Choice to Head the EPA
Gina McCarthy appears to have a long-term vision for combating climate change, and the experience to implement it.
Mar 5, 2013 / George Zornick
How England’s War on Terror Became a War on Women and Children How England’s War on Terror Became a War on Women and Children
In the global war on terror, collateral damage also happens at home—transforming families into enemies.
Mar 5, 2013 / Victoria Brittain
School Breakfasts and Ending Child Hunger School Breakfasts and Ending Child Hunger
A recent study shows that school breakfasts can help alleviate child hunger. Will President Obama take action on his pledge to end it?
Mar 5, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South With Climate Change, a Bad Deal Gets Even Worse for the Global South
Polluters in the Northern Hemisphere have long exploited the resources of countries in the South, which will now feel the effects of environmental catastrophe more accutely.
Mar 4, 2013 / Aura Bogado
Will the Supreme Court Be Left Behind on Gay Marriage? Will the Supreme Court Be Left Behind on Gay Marriage?
Amicus briefs from business leaders and prominent Republicans make the conservative case for marriage equality nationwide. Will the Court listen?
Mar 4, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter
Another ‘One-Tenth of a Newtown’ in Afghanistan Another ‘One-Tenth of a Newtown’ in Afghanistan
Two more children have been added to the deadly toll of civilian casualties.
Mar 4, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces Madrid’s Renaissance of Occupied Spaces
In all societies, in some form or another, there are young people who live in abandoned properties without the consent of the property owner: A look inside the world of Spanis...
Mar 4, 2013 / StudentNation / Julia Ramírez Blanco and StudentNation