The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law The Senate’s Obamacare Tweak Is Unlikely to Damage the Law
The Senate’s deal to reopen the government and extend the debt limit reportedly contains a small change to the health law—but it’s not a win for the GOP.
Oct 16, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
De Blasio Wins Debate; GOP Wants Him as Its False Equivalency Voodoo Doll De Blasio Wins Debate; GOP Wants Him as Its False Equivalency Voodoo Doll
With de Blasio coming out on top in last night’s debate, Republicans regroup for future attacks.
Oct 16, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Hawks Squawk, but US-Iran Talks Start Well Hawks Squawk, but US-Iran Talks Start Well
A deal is in reach, if the Obama administration has the guts to pull it off.
Oct 16, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant Forty-Five Years Later, John Carlos and Tommie Smith Have Never Been More Relevant
On this, the forty-fifth anniversary of the fists of freedom at the 1968 Olympics, we need a new Olympic Project for Human Rights.
Oct 16, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP Praying for Broken Hearts in the GOP
A hundred and fifty people of faith and furloughed workers marched on the offices of GOP leaders.
Oct 16, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate
But with any luck we will see whether their policies have character.
Oct 15, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Why Bartolomé de las Casas should have nothing to do with it.
Oct 15, 2013 / Aura Bogado
GOP Congressman Explains Why He Wants to Defund a Health Program He Supports GOP Congressman Explains Why He Wants to Defund a Health Program He Supports
Congressman Mike Pompeo says he supports money for federal health centers, but opposes federal money for the same program if it comes from the Affordable Care Act.
Oct 15, 2013 / Lee Fang
The Right Is Still Setting the Terms of the Debate The Right Is Still Setting the Terms of the Debate
The Tea Party may be plummeting in public esteem, but it is taking government down with it.
Oct 15, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas Separate and Unequal Voting in Arizona and Kansas
Two states want to create a two-tiered voting system reminiscent of the Jim Crow South.
Oct 15, 2013 / Ari Berman