A Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of Crazy (Part 1) A Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of Crazy (Part 1)
This week: from Rick Santorum's "blah people" to Todd Akin's "legitimate rape." Next week: more crazy!
Dec 17, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’ Walmart VP: When Workers Ask About Unions, Management Tells Them Benefits ‘Might Go Away’
Did a Walmart vice president just reveal illegal union-busting?
Dec 17, 2012 / Josh Eidelson
After Shooting, Gun Control Petition Breaks White House Record After Shooting, Gun Control Petition Breaks White House Record
There is an unusually large, organized drive for gun control after the murder at Sandy Hook Elementary.
Dec 17, 2012 / Ari Melber
Newtown: Home of the Gun Nut Newtown: Home of the Gun Nut
The site of Friday’s massacre is also headquarters for a main gun lobbyist.
Dec 17, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Our Walking Hearts Our Walking Hearts
The fear of losing children can help save them.
Dec 17, 2012 / Jessica Valenti
The NFL Responds to the Sandy Hook Massacre. Should We Listen? The NFL Responds to the Sandy Hook Massacre. Should We Listen?
The NFL cannot be a force for nonviolence because its popularity is the perfect reflection of what we’ve become as a country.
Dec 17, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Today the Election Is Really Decided Today the Election Is Really Decided
Why does the Electoral College have the final say? It’s time to put voters in charge of choosing our president.
Dec 17, 2012 / John Nichols
Occupy the NRA Occupy the NRA
An offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement has responded to the Connecticut massacre, calling for gun control policies that will save lives.
Dec 17, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Rhyme Is All I’ve Got: A Q&A With Calvin Trillin Rhyme Is All I’ve Got: A Q&A With Calvin Trillin
How do you rhyme “Obama” with “Yokahama”?
Dec 17, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
How ALEC Thwarts Honest Debate About Gun Violence How ALEC Thwarts Honest Debate About Gun Violence
The corporate group produces “model” legislation designed to prevent action. Even when mass killings demand it.
Dec 16, 2012 / John Nichols