Can Congress Fix What John Roberts Wrecked? Can Congress Fix What John Roberts Wrecked?
Some members of Congress want not only to fix what the Supreme Court did, but expand the Voting Rights Act further.
Jun 25, 2013 / George Zornick
Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case Supreme Court Strikes a Hard Blow to Tribal Sovereignty in Adoption Case
The high court focused on race—rather than tribal sovereignty—in a landmark adoption case.
Jun 25, 2013 / Aura Bogado
On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children On Abortion, Republicans Treat Women Like Children
Fighting back against the GOP's all-out assault on reproductive rights.
Jun 25, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate Grayson Announces Bill to Let Workers Personally Sue Bosses Who Retaliate
In an exclusive interview, Alan Grayson says retaliation is ‘pervasive,’ and ‘the law against it has become utterly impotent.’
Jun 25, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
What the Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand About the Voting Rights Act What the Supreme Court Doesn’t Understand About the Voting Rights Act
Today’s opinion by the Roberts Court gutting the Voting Rights Act was the most radical since Citizens United v. FEC and the worst voting rights decision in a century.
Jun 25, 2013 / Ari Berman
The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring The Listless Boredom of the Bling Ring
Sofia Coppola’s new movie doesn’t move its audience to question these celebrity-obsessed thieves—and it should.
Jun 25, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean
SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision Means We Need ‘Right to Vote’ Amendment SCOTUS Voting Rights Act Decision Means We Need ‘Right to Vote’ Amendment
Amending the Constitution will be difficult—but it is necessary.
Jun 25, 2013 / John Nichols
The Chronicles of Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man The Chronicles of Invisible-Hand-of-the-Free-Market Man
He never fails to save the day, one corporation at a time.
Jun 25, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow
Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity Massachusetts Senate Contest Offers a Stark Choice About Austerity
The Democrat is an old-school defender of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. The Republican is for raising the retirement age and ‘chained CPI.’
Jun 25, 2013 / John Nichols
Fired Walmart Workers Arrested in Protest at Yahoo Headquarters Fired Walmart Workers Arrested in Protest at Yahoo Headquarters
Workers and supporters urged Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer, a Walmart board member, to address the firing of eleven Walmart worker-activists.
Jun 24, 2013 / Josh Eidelson