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Mothers’ Thankless Work Building an Economy for the Rest of Us

Mothers’ Thankless Work Building an Economy for the Rest of Us Mothers’ Thankless Work Building an Economy for the Rest of Us

Women put in long hours inside and outside the home, making a more prosperous economy, and we reward them with crappy public policy.

May 8, 2014 / Bryce Covert

The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly

The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly The GOP’s Healthcare Plan: Get Sick, Die Quickly

The Nation editor and MSNBC host says we have the facts to show that expanding Obamacare will save lives. Not doing so will cost them.

May 7, 2014 / Chris Hayes

Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy

Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy Bernie Sanders Asks Fed Chair Whether the US Is an Oligarchy

Janet Yellen admits evidence of how inequality is “very worrisome.”

May 7, 2014 / John Nichols

Is Obama’s Foreign Policy Approach Really the Same as Bush’s?

Is Obama’s Foreign Policy Approach Really the Same as Bush’s? Is Obama’s Foreign Policy Approach Really the Same as Bush’s?

Two cheers for the president's centrist foreign policy. 

May 7, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Should New York Teachers Reject de Blasio’s Proposed Contract?

Should New York Teachers Reject de Blasio’s Proposed Contract? Should New York Teachers Reject de Blasio’s Proposed Contract?

Teachers’ contract vote will depend largely on whether they feel they can rely on this administration to steer the education system in a more progressive direction

May 7, 2014 / Michelle Chen

On Benghazi and the Right-Wing Media’s Never-Ending Quest for ‘Smoking Guns’

On Benghazi and the Right-Wing Media’s Never-Ending Quest for ‘Smoking Guns’ On Benghazi and the Right-Wing Media’s Never-Ending Quest for ‘Smoking Guns’

Eric with the latest reviews (sort of) and Reed on Benghazi and the right-wing media.

May 7, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Donald Sterling, Awful Sports Owners and the ‘Slippery Slope’

Donald Sterling, Awful Sports Owners and the ‘Slippery Slope’ Donald Sterling, Awful Sports Owners and the ‘Slippery Slope’

Few owners would survive the kind of scrutiny that Donald Sterling has been subject to, and that’s exactly why it should be applied.

May 7, 2014 / Dave Zirin

Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System

Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System Healing the Rot at the Heart of the Criminal Justice System

As reforms have caused incarceration rates to fall and the sky has not fallen with it, Americans are increasingly supportive of such measures. 

May 7, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street

Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street Voters Say ‘Yes’ to the Republican Who Said ‘No’ to Wall Street

North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones beats the bankers, the lobbyists and the neocons.

May 7, 2014 / John Nichols

Neoconservative Super PAC Bets Big on North Carolina GOP Primary Challenge

Neoconservative Super PAC Bets Big on North Carolina GOP Primary Challenge Neoconservative Super PAC Bets Big on North Carolina GOP Primary Challenge

But its candidate would rather talk about fishing than foreign policy.

May 6, 2014 / Eli Clifton

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