The Cheering Stops. De Blasio Keeps Running. The Cheering Stops. De Blasio Keeps Running.
We end out First 100 Days blog with a look at what stands between the progressive mayor and the far-off finish line.
Apr 17, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy
For Now, Diplomacy Defuses Ukraine Crisis For Now, Diplomacy Defuses Ukraine Crisis
We don’t need a new Cold War.
Apr 17, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence Senator Manchin Defends Law Firm Accused of Concealing Black Lung Medical Evidence
A Pulitzer-prize winning investigation found that law firm Jackson Kelly, now defended by Senator Joe Manchin, concealed evidence and shaped doctor’s testimony.
Apr 16, 2014 / Lee Fang
How Should Obama Respond to Putin’s Ukraine Provocations? How Should Obama Respond to Putin’s Ukraine Provocations?
It isn’t clear how far Putin will go, but diplomacy is the only answer.
Apr 16, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss
Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too Want to Expand Abortion Rights in Texas? Better Talk About Immigration, Too
Winning on abortion rights means talking—and listening—to voters in a new way.
Apr 16, 2014 / Dani McClain
Can China’s Workers Get Their Government to Follow Its Own Labor Laws? Can China’s Workers Get Their Government to Follow Its Own Labor Laws?
Could China’s justice system be morphing from an instrument of the authoritarian state into a contested political terrain?
Apr 16, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Bigots Will Learn: You’re Not Going to Scare Henry Aaron Bigots Will Learn: You’re Not Going to Scare Henry Aaron
Baseball Hall of Famer Henry Aaron spoke his mind and is receiving racist death threats, thereby proving his point.
Apr 16, 2014 / Dave Zirin
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
Why We Can’t Strip Race Out of the Gender Wage Gap Conversation Why We Can’t Strip Race Out of the Gender Wage Gap Conversation
There’s no objective explanation for why black women make less than white women.
Apr 15, 2014 / Bryce Covert
7 Facts About Our Broken Tax System 7 Facts About Our Broken Tax System
On Tax Day, it’s worth thinking about the ways to make the American tax system better.
Apr 15, 2014 / George Zornick