Faced With Unequal Pay, Some Women Opt Out Faced With Unequal Pay, Some Women Opt Out
Here’s another sign that higher education may not be a panacea for women in the workforce.
Mar 13, 2012 / Bryce Covert
Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World Our New ‘Tough Oil’ World
Why twenty-first century oil will break the bank—and the planet.
Mar 13, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
Sergeant Massacre Sergeant Massacre
Obama is considering a quicker pullout, and it looks like Santorum and Gingrich agree.
Mar 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels African-American Vote in GOP Race Falls Below Measurable Levels
African-Americans make up 37 percent of all Mississippians. In today's primary, they could count for less than 1 percent of the vote.
Mar 13, 2012 / John Nichols
DOJ Texas Voter ID Ruling Is No Surprise Given State’s Faulty ‘Colorblind’ Policies DOJ Texas Voter ID Ruling Is No Surprise Given State’s Faulty ‘Colorblind’ Policies
Yesterday’s DOJ ruling was not a surprise to Texas. They sued the federal government last year in anticipation of it. Nonetheless, Texas Republicans were appalled yesterday.
Mar 13, 2012 / Brentin Mock
Revolution on the Radio Revolution on the Radio
Community radio stations were key to spreading the message of the Occupy movement.
Mar 12, 2012 / Zoë Carpenter
Left Forum 2012 Left Forum 2012
Each spring the Left Forum convenes the largest progressive gathering in North America in a rambling, lively confab unlike anything else in the US.
Mar 12, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
Progressives Mount Major Campaign to Intimidate Corporate Election Donors Progressives Mount Major Campaign to Intimidate Corporate Election Donors
By forcing secret donors into the light, progressives hope to scare them away from election giving.
Mar 12, 2012 / George Zornick
Have We Gone From a Mancession to a Shecovery? Not Quite. Have We Gone From a Mancession to a Shecovery? Not Quite.
A closer look shows that women are still getting left out of the economic recovery.
Mar 12, 2012 / Bryce Covert
DOJ Blocks Discriminatory Texas Voter ID Law DOJ Blocks Discriminatory Texas Voter ID Law
The Justice Department opposes new voter restrictions in Texas, Florida and South Carolina that would disenfranchise Hispanic and African-American voters.
Mar 12, 2012 / Ari Berman