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What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma?

What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma? What’s Causing the Huge Spike in Earthquakes in Oklahoma?

Many scientists say that disposal wells used during hydraulic fracturing and other methods of oil and gas extraction are the culprit.

Feb 19, 2014 / Steven Hsieh

De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals

De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals

The mayor’s new counsel has wedded incisive analysis of race and poverty to practical policy ideas that would make government a positive force across communities.

Feb 19, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks

Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks Sochi 2014: Where Pussy Riot Gets Whipped by Cossacks

In a sickening display, Putin’s security forces unleash barbarism as a stark warning to others.

Feb 19, 2014 / Dave Zirin

High Time for a Robin Hood Tax

High Time for a Robin Hood Tax High Time for a Robin Hood Tax

A properly implented FTT can benefit the economy from top to bottom.

Feb 19, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Ukraine’s Deadly Crackdown Stokes Tensions Between the US and Russia

Ukraine’s Deadly Crackdown Stokes Tensions Between the US and Russia Ukraine’s Deadly Crackdown Stokes Tensions Between the US and Russia

It’s a tragedy made worse by America’s overreaching.

Feb 19, 2014 / Bob Dreyfuss

Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe)

Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe) Sochi Unofficially Bans Protest (Unless You’re an American Homophobe)

The brief detention of Pussy Riot members is only the latest in a series of oppressive arrests at this Olympics.

Feb 18, 2014 / Alec Luhn

Will a Minimum Wage Hike Really Cost Jobs?

Will a Minimum Wage Hike Really Cost Jobs? Will a Minimum Wage Hike Really Cost Jobs?

The Congressional Budget Office is out of step with most economists on job loss projections as a result of a minimum wage hike. 

Feb 18, 2014 / George Zornick

Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death

Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death Jordan Davis and the Refrain of Black Death

Dealing with the deaths of black youths is exhausting, but is the necessary work of undoing American racism. 

Feb 18, 2014 / Mychal Denzel Smith

The Worst US Presidents Ever

The Worst US Presidents Ever The Worst US Presidents Ever

John Nichols appears on All in With Chris Hayes to consider America’s worst commanders in chief.

Feb 18, 2014 / Chris Hayes

Rand Paul Is Wrong: Why the GOP Should Be Moving Backward, Not Forward

Rand Paul Is Wrong: Why the GOP Should Be Moving Backward, Not Forward Rand Paul Is Wrong: Why the GOP Should Be Moving Backward, Not Forward

If Republicans want to be more appealing, they should return to their roots as a party that put “the man (and woman) before the dollar.”

Feb 18, 2014 / John Nichols

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