The Attack on Liberal Legitimacy The Attack on Liberal Legitimacy
The push against healthcare reform is just another chapter in the Right's ongoing attempt to deny legitimacy to liberals.
Mar 30, 2012 / Jamelle Bouie
This Week in Poverty: Fresno to Homeless People—Get Out This Week in Poverty: Fresno to Homeless People—Get Out
Fresno adopts a policy of seizing and destroying homeless residents' property and a local legal services non-profit fights back.
Mar 30, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws Renewed Civil Rights Coalition Targets ‘Ghostwriters’ of ‘License to Kill’ Laws
Civil rights, labor, religious and public interest groups are demanding that "ALEC and its NRA backers should immediately stop their promotion of the kinds of ‘Kill At ...
Mar 29, 2012 / John Nichols
The Republican War on Voter Registration The Republican War on Voter Registration
New state laws seek to prevent organizations from registering new voters from under-represented groups.
Mar 29, 2012 / Ben Adler
Senator Harkin Unveils Major Economic Legislation Aimed at Middle Class Senator Harkin Unveils Major Economic Legislation Aimed at Middle Class
The Iowa Senator's proposals are considerably to the left of White House plans.
Mar 29, 2012 / George Zornick
US Must Back Syria Ceasefire US Must Back Syria Ceasefire
Russia, China support the United Nations plan.
Mar 29, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political Adrienne Rich’s Touch Was Political
A poet passionately engaged with writing and politics, she said "art means nothing if it simply decorates the dinner table of the power which holds it hostage."
Mar 29, 2012 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Did Magic Johnson Really Buy the Dodgers? Did Magic Johnson Really Buy the Dodgers?
The trick is on us—Magic Johnson is just a figurehead.
Mar 28, 2012 / Dave Zirin
#Plan4Trayvon #Plan4Trayvon
A new campaign is chronicling the movement that is not just demanding justice for Trayvon Martin but also honoring his legacy through individual acts.
Mar 28, 2012 / Peter Rothberg
At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control At Capitol Hill Hearing on Trayvon, Strong Words on Gun Control
How did the NRA help George Zimmerman get and keep a gun?
Mar 28, 2012 / George Zornick