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Elizabeth Warren to Regulators, Congress: End ‘Too Big to Fail’

Elizabeth Warren to Regulators, Congress: End ‘Too Big to Fail’ Elizabeth Warren to Regulators, Congress: End ‘Too Big to Fail’

In a speech Tuesday the Massachusetts senator offered an indictment of the enforcers and lawmakers who have failed to rein in the financial system. 

Nov 13, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change

Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change Typhoon Haiyan: The Global Poor Bear the Deadly Brunt of Climate Change

History illustrates that Typhoon Haiyan was a man-made disaster that’s the result of climate debt.

Nov 12, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Stop Blaming Black Men for the Dolphins Locker-Room Racism

Stop Blaming Black Men for the Dolphins Locker-Room Racism Stop Blaming Black Men for the Dolphins Locker-Room Racism

Many writers put the fault for Richie Incognito's racist bullying on a generation of African-American players. This is just wrong.

Nov 12, 2013 / Dave Zirin

Getting Down to Big Business: A Conservative American Romance (Part 1)

Getting Down to Big Business: A Conservative American Romance (Part 1) Getting Down to Big Business: A Conservative American Romance (Part 1)

Despite some stutter steps backward, the relationship between business and the modern right has always advanced in the exact same basic direction: toward romance.

Nov 12, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

The ‘Democratic Wing’ of the Democratic Party Wakes Up

The ‘Democratic Wing’ of the Democratic Party Wakes Up The ‘Democratic Wing’ of the Democratic Party Wakes Up

Progressives are waging fights within the Democratic Party, and they’re gaining ground.

Nov 12, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Candidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message

Candidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message Candidate or Not, Elizabeth Warren Has the Right 2016 Message

Democrats need to embrace the senator’s populist policies and rhetoric.

Nov 12, 2013 / John Nichols

Survey: 81 Percent of Universities Say Sequester Has Directly Affected Research Activities

Survey: 81 Percent of Universities Say Sequester Has Directly Affected Research Activities Survey: 81 Percent of Universities Say Sequester Has Directly Affected Research Activities

According to a new survery, 81 percent of participating universities say the sequester, or federal budget cuts, has directly affected their research activities.

Nov 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

On Healthcare, Mistakes Were Made

On Healthcare, Mistakes Were Made On Healthcare, Mistakes Were Made

How’s that market-based, buggy healthcare exchange working out for you?

Nov 12, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Five Best Kennedy Assassination Books

Five Best Kennedy Assassination Books Five Best Kennedy Assassination Books

DeLillo and Mailer, Caro and Bugiolsi—and Stephen King.

Nov 12, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA

Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA Twice Betrayed, Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma Face Discrimination at the VA

In trying to obtain VA benefits for the mental health effects of military sexual trauma, many survivors face bureaucratic hurdles, long delays and ultimately, rejection. 

Nov 11, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter

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