Occupy Chicago Prepares for NATO Occupy Chicago Prepares for NATO
Occupy Chicago and other protest groups announce their plans for week-long protests and direct action in opposition to NATO.
May 14, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Will Romney Catch up to Obama Online? Will Romney Catch up to Obama Online?
Conservatives mocked “The Life of Julia,” but it is more advanced than Romney's Website. Does that matter?
May 13, 2012 / Ben Adler
Mitt Would Force Us All to Take a Haircut Mitt Would Force Us All to Take a Haircut
Why Romney’s bullying past is so chilling today.
May 13, 2012 / Leslie Savan
Comments of the Week: MCA, Gay Marriage and ‘Throwaway People’ Comments of the Week: MCA, Gay Marriage and ‘Throwaway People’
Our readers sound off on MCA and feminism, Obama and gay marriage, and life sentences for teenagers.
May 11, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo Military Commissions on Trial in Guantánamo
The dramatic opening of the 9/11 trial shined a light on all the ways in which a commission is not a federal court.
May 11, 2012 / Karen J. Greenberg
No, Backing Marriage Equality Won’t Cost Obama Support of Black Voters No, Backing Marriage Equality Won’t Cost Obama Support of Black Voters
The math doesn’t add up. It shouldn't cost Obama votes—and it won’t.
May 11, 2012 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Grijalva Calls Out Brewer for Misusing Mortgage Settlement Funds Grijalva Calls Out Brewer for Misusing Mortgage Settlement Funds
In Arizona, money meant to help aggrieved homeowners is instead being used to help pay for corporate tax cuts.
May 11, 2012 / George Zornick
Students Rally to Occupy Graduation Students Rally to Occupy Graduation
As student debt surpasses trillion dollar mark, students express frustration with not-so bright future ahead of them.
May 11, 2012 / StudentNation / Diana Delgado
As Nancy Keenan Steps Down, a Chance for NARAL to Be About More Than ‘the Votes’ As Nancy Keenan Steps Down, a Chance for NARAL to Be About More Than ‘the Votes’
Whoever takes the helm at NARAL have to face intractable political realities. But will she also seek to develop for the movement a vision of what should be, not just what is?
May 11, 2012 / Emily Douglas
Is Black and Latino Voter Registration Threatened or Not? Is Black and Latino Voter Registration Threatened or Not?
There may be some disagreement on the numbers, but we should agree on one thing: while voter registration numbers may not be as bad as reported, that doesn’t mean it’s ...
May 11, 2012 / Brentin Mock