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The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks [Updated on 5/24]

The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks [Updated on 5/24] The Secret Donors Behind the Center for American Progress and Other Think Tanks [Updated on 5/24]

Washington institutions esteemed for their independent scholarship don’t disclose donations from corporations and foreign governments.

May 22, 2013 / Feature / Ken Silverstein

John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream

John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream John Kitzhaber’s Oregon Dream

This third-term governor is rethinking healthcare and education with holistic, community-based programs.

May 22, 2013 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry

Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry Thoreau’s Radicalism and the Fight Against the Fossil-Fuel Industry

What would it mean if we were to walk in his footsteps?

May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Wen Stephenson

The Courage to Fight Climate Change

The Courage to Fight Climate Change The Courage to Fight Climate Change

James Hansen bravely told the truth even when the Bush administration tried to silence and penalize him.

May 8, 2013 / Feature / James Hansen and Joseph Romm

Adventures in Neurohumanities

Adventures in Neurohumanities Adventures in Neurohumanities

Applying neuroscience to the study of literature is fashionable. But is it the best way to read a novel?

May 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Alissa Quart

Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles

Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles Fight for the Soul of the City: The Battle Over Buses in Los Angeles

Progressive activists can learn important lessons from a successful grassroots campaign against transit racism.

May 8, 2013 / Feature / Eric Mann

How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank

How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank How Wall Street Defanged Dodd-Frank

Battalions of regulatory lawyers burrowed deep in the federal bureaucracy to foil reform.

Apr 30, 2013 / Feature / Gary Rivlin

Turning Point for Britain’s Labour Party

Turning Point for Britain’s Labour Party Turning Point for Britain’s Labour Party

Jon Cruddas, who’s now leading a comprehensive policy review, says he wants to renew the party’s roots in English radicalism.

Apr 30, 2013 / Feature / D.D. Guttenplan

Inside America’s Dirty Wars

Inside America’s Dirty Wars Inside America’s Dirty Wars

How three US citizens were killed by their own government in the space of one month in 2011.

Apr 24, 2013 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill

A California Town Bleeds From Sequestration’s Cuts

A California Town Bleeds From Sequestration’s Cuts A California Town Bleeds From Sequestration’s Cuts

Without its lifeline, a stream of federal aid, Lemoore is in crisis mode—and residents of all political stripes are united in outrage.

Apr 24, 2013 / Feature / Gabriel Thompson

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