How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create How Rand Paul Could Have Profited From a Debt-Ceiling Crisis He Helped Create
At the height of the debt-ceiling debate, the senator failed to disclose his financial interest in a US default.
Jul 30, 2015 / Scott Keyes
Scott Walker Is Trolling Us Scott Walker Is Trolling Us
Sports as political money laundering is nothing new. But it's difficult to think of an example as brazen as Scott Walker's stadium deal for the Milwaukee Bucks.
Jul 22, 2015 / Dave Zirin
In Flint, Michigan, Overpriced Water is Causing People’s Skin to Erupt in Rashes and Hair to Fall Out. In Flint, Michigan, Overpriced Water is Causing People’s Skin to Erupt in Rashes and Hair to Fall Out.
As the nation’s infrastructure falls apart, water is becoming more expensive and less safe.
Jul 16, 2015 / Curt Guyette
Bernie Sanders: ‘I Applaud the People of Greece’ Bernie Sanders: ‘I Applaud the People of Greece’
Bernie Sanders, Joe Stiglitz, and Dan Cantor on the necessity of voting “no” to austerity measures.
Jul 6, 2015 / John Nichols
Patience and Fortitude Patience and Fortitude
Scott Sherman’s masterful history of the fight to save the NYPL.
Jul 2, 2015 / Books & the Arts / John Palattella
Now the Real Obamacare Fight Begins Now the Real Obamacare Fight Begins
Three things we need right now if the Affordable Care Act is going to create a functioning and equitable healthcare system.
Jun 25, 2015 / Kai Wright
No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers No Matter Who Wins, 2016 Will Be All About the Bankers
Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton will face off in the presidential race—but the real battle will be between the billionaires backing them.
Jun 24, 2015 / Nomi Prins
Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture? Budget Cuts, Layoffs, and a $1.5 Billion Campus Remodeling—What’s Wrong With This Picture?
These University of Chicago students are saying “no” to the administration’s austerity agenda.
Jun 8, 2015 / Michelle Chen
Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas Life and Death in Brownback’s Kansas
Twenty-one states have refused to expand Medicaid, leaving millions of sick Americans without decent healthcare.
Jun 2, 2015 / Feature / Kai Wright
Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure Congress Has to Get Serious About Railroads and Infrastructure
Too many derailments, too many bridge collapses. The neglect has got to stop.
May 13, 2015 / John Nichols