Zoë Carpenter

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Zoë Carpenter is a contributing writer for The Nation.

Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations?

Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations? Not One More: Can These Hunger Strikers Stop Obama’s Deportations?

For families torn apart, Obama’s failure to reform deportation procedures is a matter of life and death.

Apr 17, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

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The Tax Breaks That Are Killing the Planet The Tax Breaks That Are Killing the Planet

In the face of a changing climate and a constrained domestic budget, the lunacy of fossil fuel subsidies is hard to overstate.

Apr 15, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma?

Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma? Could Working on Keystone XL Give You Cancer, Asthma?

Two prominent health groups are demanding that the State Department find out.

Apr 11, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

This Sham Report Is What the Climate Movement Is Up Against?

This Sham Report Is What the Climate Movement Is Up Against? This Sham Report Is What the Climate Movement Is Up Against?

A small group of skeptics says rising global temperatures will have a net positive effect on the world. 

Apr 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

What’s the GOP’s Excuse for Opposing Equal Pay This Time?

What’s the GOP’s Excuse for Opposing Equal Pay This Time? What’s the GOP’s Excuse for Opposing Equal Pay This Time?

Same as the last time. 

Apr 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis

Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis

Lopez’s acts of mass violence distinguish him from his fellow service members; still, he appears to have shared with many others the experience of coming home to a country un...

Apr 3, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones Lawmakers Ask Obama for a Tally of People Killed by Drones

A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday asks the administration to make a clearer distinction between combatants and civilians.

Apr 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Will Phony Populists Hijack the Fight Against Inequality?

Will Phony Populists Hijack the Fight Against Inequality? Will Phony Populists Hijack the Fight Against Inequality?

These days everyone wants to ‘create opportunity,’ but few want a class war.

Apr 2, 2014 / Feature / Zoë Carpenter

Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’

Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’ Ralph Nader on the GM Scandal: ‘Detroit has Washington Pretty Greased’

FIfty-five years after the consumer rights advocate published his first article ridiculing the auto industry for negligence, Congress is investigating another scandal. 

Apr 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff

A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff

A proposal to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit will test Republicans' professed support for the program. 

Mar 26, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

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