Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee
The oil industry is getting increasingly cozy with the Committee, which has undermined efforts to tackle global warming and air pollution.
Feb 21, 2014 / Lee Fang
The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t The Men We Kill, and the Men We Don’t
A drone strike in Yemen in December may have killed civilians and violated Obama’s targeted killing policies, a new report says.
Feb 21, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
‘Men Aren’t Used to the Prospect of Being Objectified’: Wade Davis on Michael Sam and Homophobia in the NFL ‘Men Aren’t Used to the Prospect of Being Objectified’: Wade Davis on Michael Sam and Homophobia in the NFL
Former NFL player Wade Davis talks to us about Michael Sam and the risks and rewards of being gay in the NFL in 2014.
Feb 21, 2014 / Dave Zirin
Why Men in Sheepskin Hats Are Whipping Pussy Riot in Sochi Why Men in Sheepskin Hats Are Whipping Pussy Riot in Sochi
Even before the whipping, the professionalism of the Cossack hosts springing up around Russia was unclear.
Feb 20, 2014 / Alec Luhn
Police Can’t Get Their Story Straight After a Deputy Fatally Shoots a Texas Woman Police Can’t Get Their Story Straight After a Deputy Fatally Shoots a Texas Woman
Witnesses say Yvette Smith was unarmed when a police officer shot and killed her on Sunday.
Feb 20, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them The Maker of Ohio’s Lethal Injection Drugs Wants Ohio to Stop Killing People With Them
Ohio's official lethal injection cocktail came under fire after a grisly execution in January.
Feb 20, 2014 / Steven Hsieh
Obama Drops Social Security Cuts From His Budget Obama Drops Social Security Cuts From His Budget
The move to protect Social Security is a huge victory for liberals inside and outside of Congress.
Feb 20, 2014 / George Zornick
E-mails, Charges, Probes! Chris Christie? No, Scott Walker E-mails, Charges, Probes! Chris Christie? No, Scott Walker
Fallout from release of emails of convicted aides damages Wisconsin governor’s presidential prospects.
Feb 19, 2014 / John Nichols
If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation? If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation?
The Obama administration is talking tough on climate—but not when it comes to America's fossil fuel exports.
Feb 19, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
New York Just Became the Largest State to Ban Solitary Confinement for Inmates Under 18 New York Just Became the Largest State to Ban Solitary Confinement for Inmates Under 18
The agreement also includes a ban on the use of solitary confinement to discipline pregnant inmates.
Feb 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh