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Joni Ernst Will Provide a Koch Brothers Rebuttal to the State of the Union

Joni Ernst Will Provide a Koch Brothers Rebuttal to the State of the Union Joni Ernst Will Provide a Koch Brothers Rebuttal to the State of the Union

The new senator from Iowa credits the billionaires and their allies: they “really started my trajectory.”

Jan 20, 2015 / John Nichols

Charlie Hebd’overload

Charlie Hebd’overload Charlie Hebd’overload

The week when everyone forgot the definition of irony.

Jan 20, 2015 / Tom Tomorrow

A 2016 Debate We Need

A 2016 Debate We Need A 2016 Debate We Need

Editor’s Note: Each week we cross-post an excerpt from Katrina vanden Heuvel’s column at the WashingtonPost.com. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. On Tuesday, President Obama will deliver his State of the Union address to a Congress ruled by Republicans. The president has two years left in his second term, but political Washington is so focused on the 2016 presidential race that even the president’s speech is evaluated for its effect on the race. Presidential campaigns start earlier and earlier, but seem to get emptier and emptier. Already the media is hyping the coming horse race, laying odds on who is in and who isn’t, positioning one candidate against another, treating reform ideas like fashions on a Hollywood red carpet, judged only in relation to the competition. Already the money primary has started, with political contenders dutifully lining up like beauty contestants at big money donor gatherings. Please support our journalism. Get a digital subscription for just $9.50! On the Republican side, contenders seem to be tripping over one another, with a baker’s dozen or more considering the race. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton has already built a campaign in waiting, even before announcing her exploratory committee. Activists hoping to avoid a Clinton coronation have launched a “draft Warren” movement, to push Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren into the race. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and former senator Jim Webb are also considering a run. Read the full text of Katrina’s column here. Read Next: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Bill Moyers

Jan 20, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Can Wall Street Take Down Big Pharma?

Can Wall Street Take Down Big Pharma? Can Wall Street Take Down Big Pharma?

A Dallas hedge-fund operator says he's going to attack the pharmaceutical industry for over-pricing drugs.

Jan 20, 2015 / William Greider

Martin Luther King Jr.

A National Day of Service Is No Honor to MLK A National Day of Service Is No Honor to MLK

Service, without activism, doesn’t capture King’s true radicalism.

Jan 19, 2015 / Mychal Denzel Smith

Dr. Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and What Their Secret Friendship Teaches Us Today

Dr. Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and What Their Secret Friendship Teaches Us Today Dr. Martin Luther King, Muhammad Ali and What Their Secret Friendship Teaches Us Today

Dr. Martin Luther King and Muhammad Ali shared a bond in their commitment against war and for social justice. It wasn’t a popular bond and it deserves to be remembered.

Jan 18, 2015 / Dave Zirin

Obama’s Smart Economic (and Political) Calculus: Tax the Rich

Obama’s Smart Economic (and Political) Calculus: Tax the Rich Obama’s Smart Economic (and Political) Calculus: Tax the Rich

The president will use his State of the Union Address to propose new taxes and fees on very rich people and very big banks.

Jan 18, 2015 / John Nichols

Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’

Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’ Judge Rules That Home Care Workers Are Really Just ‘Companions’

These workers have grueling jobs—but they’re still not eligible for minimum wages or overtime pay.

Jan 16, 2015 / Michelle Chen

‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism

‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism ‘She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry’ Reveals the Radical Ordinary Women of 1960s Feminism

The film shies away from the big names and big institutions and offers a history of women’s rights organizing from the ground up.

Jan 16, 2015 / Dani McClain

Honor King’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights

Honor King’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights Honor King’s Legacy by Protecting Voting Rights

The right to vote is under the most sustained attack since King marched from Selma to Montgomery.

Jan 16, 2015 / Ari Berman

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