Republican Hearing on Contraception: No Women Allowed Republican Hearing on Contraception: No Women Allowed
Republicans are holding a hearing on contraceptive access this morning, but don’t expect to hear from any women.
Feb 16, 2012 / George Zornick
John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Uprising John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Uprising
Early 2011 was a dark time for the American left, until the Wisconsin protests began.
Feb 16, 2012 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
The .000063 Percent Election The .000063 Percent Election
How the politics of the super-rich became American politics.
Feb 16, 2012 / Ari Berman
Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us Apple’s China Comes Home to Haunt Us
It seems China’s labor practices are now to be admired rather than scorned, lest the American economy decline further in the new world order.
Feb 16, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations
The president returned to the battleground state of Wisconsin and gave a well-received speech. But he avoided hot-button labor issues and the trade and industrial policies tha...
Feb 16, 2012 / John Nichols
The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia
Hamza Kashgari’s persecution—merely for tweeting uncertainty about his religious faith—exposes the cynicism and brutality of the kingdom’s royal-clerical ru...
Feb 15, 2012 / Toby C. Jones
John Nichols: What Do Barack Obama and Scott Walker Have in Common? John Nichols: What Do Barack Obama and Scott Walker Have in Common?
Wisconsin's fight back against Governor Walker is the most transformational movement in a long time.
Feb 15, 2012 / Press Room
Ari Berman: Behind the Republicans’ Racialized Redistricting Strategy Ari Berman: Behind the Republicans’ Racialized Redistricting Strategy
Republicans are trying to turn their party into the “white party” and the Democratic party into the “black party.”
Feb 15, 2012 / Press Room
Why Washington Shouldn’t Arm Syria’s Rebels Why Washington Shouldn’t Arm Syria’s Rebels
It would intensify the civil conflict and provoke a dangerous proxy war with Russia.
Feb 15, 2012 / The Editors
America’s Youth Uprising America’s Youth Uprising
The renewal of labor militancy and radical politics is being led by a rising generation with its own rock-and-rap passion.
Feb 15, 2012 / John Nichols