Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy
The Chamber of Commerce was planning a campaign to illegally hack its critics, and others could easily follow suit. Will cyberwar extend to domestic political campaigns?
Mar 4, 2013 / Lee Fang
If Switzerland Can Crack Down on CEOs, Why Not the US? If Switzerland Can Crack Down on CEOs, Why Not the US?
Swiss voters just empowered shareholders to restrict and restrain corporate abuses. The US should follow their lead, especially when it comes to corporate influence on campaigns.&n...
Mar 4, 2013 / John Nichols
Nothing New Under the Wingnut Sun: Reckless Spending Cuts Nothing New Under the Wingnut Sun: Reckless Spending Cuts
Calling the sequester bluff was par for the course for a party that hates popular government programs.
Mar 4, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
A Football Stadium Becomes Ground Zero in the Fight Against the New Jim Crow A Football Stadium Becomes Ground Zero in the Fight Against the New Jim Crow
Florida Atlantic University students are saying “no” to renaming the school’s football stadium after a private prison.
Mar 4, 2013 / Dave Zirin
This Week: Stumbling Toward Sequestration This Week: Stumbling Toward Sequestration
The $85 billion sequester will hurt our economy—and our people.
Mar 2, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
State Department Report Paves the Way for Keystone Approval State Department Report Paves the Way for Keystone Approval
The battle is far from over, but the State Department is making it easier for Obama to approve the pipeline.
Mar 1, 2013 / George Zornick
Hannity’s Brand: Slap Ellison, Defend Woodward and Always Mislead Hannity’s Brand: Slap Ellison, Defend Woodward and Always Mislead
Desperate to seem relevant again, the Fox host has been trying his best to manufacture news.
Mar 1, 2013 / Leslie Savan
(Son of) Constitutional Roadblock to Efforts to Fix Federal Elections (Son of) Constitutional Roadblock to Efforts to Fix Federal Elections
When it comes to a federal right to vote, things are a little more complicated than I wrote before—but that’s not to say we should be encouraged.
Mar 1, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Sequestration Is Here: The Danger That Lies Ahead Sequestration Is Here: The Danger That Lies Ahead
Progressives shouldn’t confuse a political victory with a policy victory on the sequester.
Mar 1, 2013 / George Zornick
Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting? Did the DC Circuit Court Give a Green Light for Union-Busting?
The Communications Workers of America says that the ruling overturning Obama’s nominations emboldened employers—like the one that terminated twenty-two union activists....
Mar 1, 2013 / Josh Eidelson