Congress Renews Efforts to Curb NSA Surveillance Congress Renews Efforts to Curb NSA Surveillance
At least a dozen bills are pending in Congress, with top lawmakers calling for reform.
Sep 24, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Stand Up for Toni Morrison During Banned Books Week Stand Up for Toni Morrison During Banned Books Week
The groundbreaking novel The Bluest Eye is under fire in Morrison’s home state of Ohio.
Sep 24, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
Defunding Gambit Will Hurt Patients in Boehner’s District Defunding Gambit Will Hurt Patients in Boehner’s District
The only part of healthcare reform that could be defunded at this point helps constituents in Republican districts.
Sep 24, 2013 / Lee Fang
Urgent, Unheard Stories Urgent, Unheard Stories
New novels, poetry and short-story collections from up-and-coming and established writers of color.
Sep 24, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Roxane Gay
Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech Obama Gives Wide-Ranging Endorsement of US Interventionism in UN Speech
There are plenty of reasons to intervene, including oil, and we’ll do so, says Obama.
Sep 24, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Case for Gun Liability Laws The Case for Gun Liability Laws
When the government is worried that you might abuse that second bottle of NyQuil, it’s not unreasonable to put limits on gun purchases.
Sep 24, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Blaming Mass Shootings on Video Games Instead of Guns Blaming Mass Shootings on Video Games Instead of Guns
The NRA‘s biggest red herring.
Sep 24, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Fake-Bustering Ted Cruz Has a Plan to Get the America He Wants: Minority Rule Fake-Bustering Ted Cruz Has a Plan to Get the America He Wants: Minority Rule
The Texas senator wants to change Senate rules so his anti-Obamacare strategy can “win” even when it loses.
Sep 24, 2013 / John Nichols
When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture When Mental Illness Meets US Gun Culture
It’s time to do something about our national gun crisis.
Sep 23, 2013 / Marie Myung-Ok Lee
Can Israel Wreck US-Iran Talks? Can Israel Wreck US-Iran Talks?
Iran’s new president arrives in New York seeking talks.
Sep 23, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss