Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality Not Just Hillary Clinton: Why So Many Republicans Are Embracing Marriage Equality
Republicans know they must turn toward supporting gay marriage—evidence of how much progress LGBT activists have made.
Mar 19, 2013 / John Nichols
Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy Lobbyists Targeting Liberal Groups Channeled Chinese Hackers’ Strategy
The Chamber of Commerce was planning a campaign to illegally hack its critics, and others could easily follow suit. Will cyberwar extend to domestic political campaigns?
Mar 4, 2013 / Lee Fang
On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture On ‘The Following’, and Violence in American Pop Culture
We might not be inspired to commit violence by shows like The Following, but we are encouraged to ignore how violence is actually committed in America.
Feb 8, 2013 / Michelle Dean
Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People? Is the Supreme Court Argument Over Gay Marriage Really All About Straight People?
According to defenders of DOMA and Prop 8, the purpose of marriage is to entice wayward heterosexuals into committed family life.
Feb 7, 2013 / Nan D. Hunter
Ten Things to End Rape Culture Ten Things to End Rape Culture
Rape culture exists because we don't believe it does. Here's how to empower men and women to change the status quo.
Feb 4, 2013 / The Nation
In the War on Guns, Let’s Not Repeat History In the War on Guns, Let’s Not Repeat History
Democrats like Joe Biden were responsible for some of the worst laws behind mass incarceration. Whatever our response to gun violence, a new war on crime is not the answer.
Jan 30, 2013 / Inimai M. Chettiar
Let’s End All Gun Deaths, Not Just Mass Killings Let’s End All Gun Deaths, Not Just Mass Killings
A mother buries her fourth child lost to gun violence as we as a nation continue to avoid a real solution.
Jan 29, 2013 / Mychal Denzel Smith
Asking For It Asking For It
Victim-blaming is the ultimate reminder of how little women matter.
Jan 11, 2013 / Jessica Valenti
President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos President Obama: Pardon Weldon Angelos
The story of Weldon Angelos speaks volumes about the unfairness of mandatory minimum sentencing.
Jan 10, 2013 / NationAction
Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners? Why Has Obama Pardoned So Few Prisoners?
Cases like that of Weldon Angelos, who was given a fifty-five-year sentence for selling marijuana, cry out for mercy. But calls for clemency have fallen on deaf ears.
Jan 9, 2013 / Sasha Abramsky