George Zornick

Washington Editor

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George Zornick is The Nation's former Washington editor.

Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign Congress Weakens a Key Transparency Bill—Obama Prepared to Sign

Congress passed the STOCK Act with great fanfare, but is now ready to quietly undo the whole thing. 

Apr 12, 2013 / George Zornick

Top 5 Myths About Chained-CPI, Debunked

Top 5 Myths About Chained-CPI, Debunked Top 5 Myths About Chained-CPI, Debunked

Cutting Social Security benefits is bad policy and bad politics. 

Apr 11, 2013 / George Zornick

Here Comes the Gun Bill: What’s In It?

Here Comes the Gun Bill: What’s In It? Here Comes the Gun Bill: What’s In It?

Everything you need to know about the gun control package being debated this week, including what might get weakened. 

Apr 9, 2013 / George Zornick

How Little We Know About Heavy Tar Sands Oil

How Little We Know About Heavy Tar Sands Oil How Little We Know About Heavy Tar Sands Oil

The government is flying blind when to comes to transporting, and cleaning up, heavy tar sands oil. 

Apr 2, 2013 / George Zornick

More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown

More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown More Bullets Than Seconds: New Details from Tucson and Newtown

Police respond very quickly to mass shootings, and bigger magazines means more deaths. 

Mar 28, 2013 / George Zornick

New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault

New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault New Study Demands Zero-Tolerance for Military Sexual Assault

Women who suffer sexual assault in the military are nine times more likely to get PTSD, and the military needs to act.

Mar 26, 2013 / George Zornick

Bipartisan Push to Scrap Medical Device Tax Is a Cautionary Tale

Bipartisan Push to Scrap Medical Device Tax Is a Cautionary Tale Bipartisan Push to Scrap Medical Device Tax Is a Cautionary Tale

A bipartisan vote to repeal a good tax shows how tricky it can be to enact real tax reform. 

Mar 22, 2013 / George Zornick

GOP Begins Throwing Up Roadblocks to the EPA Nominee

GOP Begins Throwing Up Roadblocks to the EPA Nominee GOP Begins Throwing Up Roadblocks to the EPA Nominee

The first Republican attack on Obama’s nominee to the EPA reveals the party’s fundamental beef with the agency as a whole.

Mar 19, 2013 / George Zornick

A Truly Progressive Budget Vision

A Truly Progressive Budget Vision A Truly Progressive Budget Vision

Unlike Paul Ryan’s thought exercise, the Congressional Progressive Caucus's budget proposal increases job spending while decreasing the public deficit.

Mar 14, 2013 / George Zornick

Senate Democrats Press Obama on Chained CPI

Senate Democrats Press Obama on Chained CPI Senate Democrats Press Obama on Chained CPI

 The proposed method for calculating benefits would cost the sick, the elderly and veterans.

Mar 12, 2013 / George Zornick

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