Government

Ted Cruz on Iran Deal

The Iran Deal Opponents Are Going to Fight to the Bitter End The Iran Deal Opponents Are Going to Fight to the Bitter End

The deal’s opponents in DC are not letting up.

Sep 11, 2015 / James Carden

Chile Allende coup

The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started The TPP Will Finish What Chile’s Dictatorship Started

Salvador Allende warned against neoliberalism’s disastrous effects just before he was overthrown. He was right to be worried.

Sep 11, 2015 / Greg Grandin

Netanyahu at AIPAC meeting

AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself. AIPAC Spent Millions of Dollars to Defeat the Iran Deal. Instead, It May Have Destroyed Itself.

The powerful Israel lobby has been badly damaged, and that’s good news for both Palestinians and Israelis.

Sep 11, 2015 / M.J. Rosenberg

Lisa Murkowski

Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support Restoring the Voting Rights Act Now Has Bipartisan Support

Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska becomes the first Republican to support ambitious legislation to restore the Voting Rights Act.

Sep 10, 2015 / Ari Berman

Hillary Clinton Isn’t the First Government Official to Send Secret Messages

Hillary Clinton Isn’t the First Government Official to Send Secret Messages Hillary Clinton Isn’t the First Government Official to Send Secret Messages

From Hoover’s FBI to George W. Bush’s White House, officials have been hiding their communications for decades.

Sep 10, 2015 / Athan G. Theoharis

Representative Goodlatte greeting witnesses who appeared at the hearing

Republicans Hold a Planned Parenthood ‘Show Trial’ Based on Videos They Haven’t Seen Republicans Hold a Planned Parenthood ‘Show Trial’ Based on Videos They Haven’t Seen

“Joseph McCarthy would be proud of this committee today,’’ said one Democrat.

Sep 9, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

University of Tennessee

Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap Tennessee Higher Education Talks Big, Acts Cheap

Statewide austerity measures leave campus workers doing more work for less pay.

Sep 9, 2015 / Michelle Chen

Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL

Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL Washington’s Football Team Is the Donald Trump of the NFL

The Washington football franchise is trying to build a fan base the same way Donald Trump is constructing his electoral campaign: by appealing to white anxiety.

Sep 9, 2015 / Dave Zirin

September 6, 1901: President William McKinley Is Shot by an Anarchist in Buffalo

September 6, 1901: President William McKinley Is Shot by an Anarchist in Buffalo September 6, 1901: President William McKinley Is Shot by an Anarchist in Buffalo

“The anarchist…proved that the most powerful ruler on earth, though styled a republican and chosen by universal suffrage, was no more exempt than any crowned head from the peril of...

Sep 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker holds a dollar bill as he announces his 2016 Republican presidential campaign.

Scott Walker Is Trying to Save His Failing Campaign by Bashing Unions Scott Walker Is Trying to Save His Failing Campaign by Bashing Unions

The Republican candidate’s backers plan to spend as much as $16 million on an anti-labor ad campaign. But it won’t work.

Sep 4, 2015 / John Nichols

x