The Fake Violence Against Women Act The Fake Violence Against Women Act
House Republicans want to legislate a hierarchy of victimhood.
May 17, 2012 / Salamishah Tillet
Allison Kilkenny: Chicago Is in Lockdown for This Weekend’s NATO Summit Allison Kilkenny: Chicago Is in Lockdown for This Weekend’s NATO Summit
Several cities in the United States, including Chicago, prepare for upcoming protests and major conventions with unprecedented levels of security.
May 17, 2012 / The Nation
Preying on the Poor Preying on the Poor
How government and corporations use the poor as piggy banks.
May 17, 2012 / Barbara Ehrenreich
Obama Can’t Knock the Hustle Obama Can’t Knock the Hustle
Even after it was known that Jamie Dimon’s bank blew more than $2 billion, Barack Obama still had praise for the intellect of his political backer.
May 17, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Why Did Facebook’s Co-Founder Renounce His US Citizenship? Why Did Facebook’s Co-Founder Renounce His US Citizenship?
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin will save hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes by giving up his US citizenship.
May 16, 2012 / Press Room
Obama and the Arc of the Rainbow Obama and the Arc of the Rainbow
The president’s endorsement of same-sex marriage is a testament to the generations of activists who waged a brave and often lonely battle for gay rights.
May 16, 2012 / The Editors
Wisconsin’s Recall Wisconsin’s Recall
In the June 5 recall election to unseat Gov. Scott Walker and his cronies, grassroots activists are fighting millions in corporate cash.
May 16, 2012 / John Nichols
Reality Bites Republicans Reality Bites Republicans
Political watchdogs like PolitiFact and the Washington Post's "Fact-Checker" are accused of favoring Democrats—but it is the facts themselves that have a liberal bi...
May 16, 2012 / Chris Mooney
Ohio Ohio
(A 2012 version of the Wonderful Town classic) With the rest of the states either solidly red or solidly blue, the election will be decided in nine or ten swing states. —News reports Why oh why oh why oh? Why did I ever leave Ohio? Why did I locate where, since it’s no swing state, Pollsters don’t trouble to track? Zero is my vote’s weight. Reason to vote? That’s what I lack. Oh why oh why oh did I leave Ohio? Maybe I better go O-H-I-O, Where I could have my vote back.
May 16, 2012 / Column / Calvin Trillin