Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket
Calls for the pill to be available without a prescription are just naked attempts to woo female voters and mask opposition to the Obamacare birth control mandate.
Oct 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race
The petrochemical industry is devastating the state, but no candidates dare take it on.
Oct 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Who Profits From Plans to Lock Up More Immigrant Families? Private Prison Companies Who Profits From Plans to Lock Up More Immigrant Families? Private Prison Companies
Human rights groups are alarmed by the administration’s proposal to dramatically expand family detention for undocumented women and children.
Sep 30, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
‘We Need to Convert That Energy’: Keith Ellison on What Comes After the People’s Climate March ‘We Need to Convert That Energy’: Keith Ellison on What Comes After the People’s Climate March
A Q&A with the co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
Sep 24, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Questions Congress Should Ask About Obama’s War on ISIS The Questions Congress Should Ask About Obama’s War on ISIS
More than two-dozen groups are calling on lawmakers to address serious gaps and inconsistencies in the president’s strategy.
Sep 16, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Is the War on ISIS Illegal? Is the War on ISIS Illegal?
The Obama administration’s legal justification for expanding military action in Iraq and Syria is hypocritical and based on tenuous logic.
Sep 11, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Betrayed by Obama, Latino Activists Debate Boycotting the 2014 Midterms Betrayed by Obama, Latino Activists Debate Boycotting the 2014 Midterms
Authorities will continue to deport as many as 60,000 immigrants between now and the November elections.
Sep 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Will Congress Finally Put a Dent in the $4.3 Billion in Surplus Military Equipment Going to Police Departments? Will Congress Finally Put a Dent in the $4.3 Billion in Surplus Military Equipment Going to Police Departments?
Senator Claire McCaskill will convene a hearing on Tuesday before a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee.
Sep 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
SEC Faces Renewed Pressure to Consider a Corporate Disclosure Rule SEC Faces Renewed Pressure to Consider a Corporate Disclosure Rule
More than 1 million comments have been submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission calling on the agency to require that corporations disclose political spending to thei...
Sep 5, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive) What Marco Rubio Told a Secret Koch Fundraiser (Exclusive)
The senator’s safe homage to the American Dream illustrates his close relationship with the billionaire Koch brothers.
Sep 4, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter