GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton GOP Hawks Seek a Bergdahl-Benghazi Tag Team Against Obama and Clinton
But, it turns out, Clinton sided with the hawks on trading for Bergdahl’s release.
Jun 4, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
GOP Civil War? More Like Petty Wrangling Over Infinitesimal Ideological ‘Distinctions.’ GOP Civil War? More Like Petty Wrangling Over Infinitesimal Ideological ‘Distinctions.’
Near tie in Mississippi forces runoff between a conservative and a conservative who says the conservative isn’t conservative enough.
Jun 4, 2014 / John Nichols
Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox Justice for Black Trans Women: An Interview With Laverne Cox
“Far too often trans women don’t have justice,” transgender television star Laverne Cox tells The Nation. “I’m obviously not one for locking people up...
Jun 3, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It Turn the NRA’s Weapon Against It
The right’s long, assiduous and destructive march through the courts and the court of public opinion has, perversely, illuminated a path forward for their opponents.
Jun 3, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How Is This Corporate Flack Running for Congress As an ‘Outsider’? How Is This Corporate Flack Running for Congress As an ‘Outsider’?
Matt Miller has received hundreds of thousands of dollars for his work for PR and consultancy firms, yet the LA Times characterizes him as outside the system.
Jun 3, 2014 / Lee Fang
Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk? Does Homeland Security’s Tough New Screening Process Put Asylum Seekers at Risk?
A heightened credible fear standard would particularly impact immigrants who are detained at the border and subjected to “expedited removal."
Jun 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence Misogyny, Guns and Their Lethal Confluence
Unsurprisingly, men’s rights advocates learned nothing from the Isla Vista shooting.
Jun 3, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow
The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies? The GOP Is Freaking Out Over the EPA’s Carbon Rules. Why Aren’t Power Companies?
Not all energy interests are apoplectic about the EPA’s plan to limit carbon emissions from existing power plants.
Jun 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
In Meeting Putin, Obama Has an Opportunity to Push for a Ukraine Accord In Meeting Putin, Obama Has an Opportunity to Push for a Ukraine Accord
But it’s looking like the president’s Europe trip is all about NATO and “reassuring” America’s allies, who aren’t threatened.
Jun 2, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices At Last, US Border Agency Releases Critical Report of Deadly Force Practices
US Customs and Border Protection revised its use-of-force guidelines to comply with recommendations from an independent report.
Jun 2, 2014 / Steven Hsieh