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Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate the Voting Rights Act

Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate the Voting Rights Act Ohio Early Voting Cuts Violate the Voting Rights Act

A big victory for voting rights in a key battleground state

Sep 4, 2014 / Ari Berman

Mitch McConnell Reveals His True Colors

Mitch McConnell Reveals His True Colors Mitch McConnell Reveals His True Colors

Audiotape from a strategy session convened by the Koch brothers reveals that McConnell is nothing but a cynical obstructionist. 

Sep 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

How Did New York Become the Most Unionized State in the Country?

How Did New York Become the Most Unionized State in the Country? How Did New York Become the Most Unionized State in the Country?

Unions are more welcome in New York than most places in the country, but a revival of the labor movement will require new traditions of workplace activism.

Sep 3, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!

Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now! Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!

Instead of waiting for the perfect Congress, Americans should demand that this imperfect Congress act before the election.

Sep 2, 2014 / John Nichols

Brief Interviews With the Hideous Cheneys

Brief Interviews With the Hideous Cheneys Brief Interviews With the Hideous Cheneys

The Cheney family takes a break from their busy lives (of being generally horrible) to answer some questions.

Sep 2, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow

AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy

AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy

How the Israel lobby is pushing us to war with Iran.

Sep 2, 2014 / Ali Gharib

Mychal Denzel Smith: You Have to Upend the Entire System of Racism

Mychal Denzel Smith: You Have to Upend the Entire System of Racism Mychal Denzel Smith: You Have to Upend the Entire System of Racism

Mychal Denzel Smith appears on Melissa Harry-Perry to explain why we need a national movement to dismantle white supremacy. 

Sep 2, 2014 / Melissa Harris-Perry

UPDATED: Michael Sam: Out of the Closet, Out of the NFL?

UPDATED: Michael Sam: Out of the Closet, Out of the NFL? UPDATED: Michael Sam: Out of the Closet, Out of the NFL?

Michael Sam, the first openly gay player with a chance of making an NFL team, now finds himself on the outside looking in.

Sep 2, 2014 / Dave Zirin

How Humanitarian Aid Weakened Post-Earthquake Haiti

How Humanitarian Aid Weakened Post-Earthquake Haiti How Humanitarian Aid Weakened Post-Earthquake Haiti

The chaotic rebuilding effort has actually widened the country’s social rifts, bringing the first emancipated black Republic under the yoke of a new kind of imperialism.

Sep 2, 2014 / Michelle Chen

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?

The country’s most stringent voter ID law is once again challenged in federal court.

Sep 2, 2014 / Ari Berman

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