Harry Reid Expects the Senate Will Take Up Background Checks Before Midterms Harry Reid Expects the Senate Will Take Up Background Checks Before Midterms
As grassroots organizers mobilize across the country for stronger gun control, the Senate majority leader throws down a crucial marker.
Aug 1, 2013 / George Zornick
Invisible Women: The Consequences of Forgetting Sybrina Fulton Invisible Women: The Consequences of Forgetting Sybrina Fulton
We can no longer afford to leave black women’s experiences out of the narrative anti-black racism in the United States.
Aug 1, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Democratic Voters Say They Want a Revolution on Climate Policy Democratic Voters Say They Want a Revolution on Climate Policy
Do Democrats’ words matter, even if their climate policies are gutless? It depends on what the public says next.
Aug 1, 2013 / Madeline Ostrander
Johnny Manziel and Trayvon Martin: (Almost) Nothing in Common Johnny Manziel and Trayvon Martin: (Almost) Nothing in Common
The two most dissected young people of 2013 show how this country eats its young.
Jul 31, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Obama’s Better Bargain and Our Perverse Politics Obama’s Better Bargain and Our Perverse Politics
Obama’s better bargain is a disturbing snapshot of a skewed political system.
Jul 31, 2013 / George Zornick
Wendy’s to Be Targeted by Fair Food Activists Wendy’s to Be Targeted by Fair Food Activists
Of the five largest fast food corporations in the country—McDonald’s, Subway, Burger King, Taco Bell and Wendy’s—Wendy’s stands alone as the only one ...
Jul 31, 2013 / Peter Rothberg
William Warren Scranton, 1917–2013 William Warren Scranton, 1917–2013
On the occasion of the death of one of the last liberal Republican giants, reflections on the passing of a species.
Jul 31, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The ‘Peace Process’ and Martin Indyk The ‘Peace Process’ and Martin Indyk
Let's give Indyk, and the talks, a chance.
Jul 31, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
It’s Time for ‘Poverty in the Trenches’ Hearings It’s Time for ‘Poverty in the Trenches’ Hearings
We need a series of hearings to hear from those who are “in the trenches” fighting poverty.
Jul 31, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
In an Economic Democracy, Stiglitz and Reich Would Be Contenders for Fed Head In an Economic Democracy, Stiglitz and Reich Would Be Contenders for Fed Head
Treating the choice of the next Federal Reserve chair as an election campaign will bring citizens into the debate and raise vital issues.
Jul 30, 2013 / John Nichols