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Giant Killer Robots and Other Safeguards of Democracy

Giant Killer Robots and Other Safeguards of Democracy Giant Killer Robots and Other Safeguards of Democracy

The Tea Party's latest legislative maneuver.

Oct 8, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown

Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown Meet the Evangelical Cabal Orchestrating the Shutdown

The Conservative Action Project, the organization orchestrating the shutdown strategy, is run by a cabal of evangelical and radical-right leaders. 

Oct 8, 2013 / Lee Fang

How Masters and Johnson Remade Love

How Masters and Johnson Remade Love How Masters and Johnson Remade Love

On the occasion of Showtime’s new miniseries, reflections on how the world changed when women learned to demand men give them orgasms.

Oct 7, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Rick Perlstein

Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race

Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race Label Inflation in the NYC Mayoral Race

De Blasio has now been called a progressive, a communist and a fiscal conservative.

Oct 7, 2013 / Leslie Savan

‘60 Minutes’ Gets Disability Insurance All Wrong

‘60 Minutes’ Gets Disability Insurance All Wrong ‘60 Minutes’ Gets Disability Insurance All Wrong

A supposedly damning piece from CBS News omitted several key facts. 

Oct 7, 2013 / George Zornick

The Hidden Danger in the Supreme Court’s ‘McCutcheon’ Case

The Hidden Danger in the Supreme Court’s ‘McCutcheon’ Case The Hidden Danger in the Supreme Court’s ‘McCutcheon’ Case

A Supreme Court case about campaign contribution limits could also deal a blow to other good government laws.

Oct 7, 2013 / Lee Fang

No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies

No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies No Country for Young Women: America’s War on Girls’ Bodies

A 16-year-old woman in Nebraska has been forced to carry a child to birth by a court—we must stop punishing young women for their bodies and let them make their own choices. ...

Oct 7, 2013 / Jessica Valenti

Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe

Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe

The state of things for people in poverty—made worse by the sequester and shutdown—should cause awe in every member of Congress.

Oct 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Many Government Workers Are Expected to Work for Free During the Shutdown

Many Government Workers Are Expected to Work for Free During the Shutdown Many Government Workers Are Expected to Work for Free During the Shutdown

Government workers all across the country protest the shutdown that deprives them of paychecks. 

Oct 7, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential

Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential Yes, Federal Workers Are Essential

The House votes 407-0 to guarantee back pay for federal employees. But it will not let them do their jobs.

Oct 6, 2013 / John Nichols

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