The Blotch on Eric Holder’s Record: Wall Street Accountability The Blotch on Eric Holder’s Record: Wall Street Accountability
The Attorney General has cemented a doctrine of “too big to jail” at the Justice Department.
Sep 25, 2014 / George Zornick
Barbara Lee Was Right in 2001. She’s Still Right Now. Barbara Lee Was Right in 2001. She’s Still Right Now.
Tuesday the Congresswoman called for “a full congressional debate and vote on any military action, as required by the Constitution.”
Sep 24, 2014 / John Nichols
Out-of-State Money Surges Into Alabama Congressional Race Out-of-State Money Surges Into Alabama Congressional Race
Gary Palmer claims his think tank’s funding is “almost entirely” from individuals. That isn’t true.
Sep 18, 2014 / Eli Clifton
You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands You’ll Have to Rip Benghazi From Fox’s Cold, Dead Hands
Fox News becomes a caricature of itself, again.
Sep 16, 2014 / Leslie Savan
The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear The Solution to War That Obama Doesn’t Want to Hear
If President Obama denounces military action, why is he preparing for another war in Iraq and Syria?
Sep 15, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis and N’Kosi Oates
Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’? Are Campaigns to Raise the Minimum Wage Really ‘Recruitment Ground for Fascism’?
One Koch brothers strategist thinks so.
Sep 11, 2014 / Press Room
Obama’s Plan for Military Action Requires Congressional Checks and Balances Obama’s Plan for Military Action Requires Congressional Checks and Balances
Congress has a constitutional duty to debate and vote on Obama’s plan to expand the US role in Iraq and Syria.
Sep 11, 2014 / John Nichols
Will Congress Finally Put a Dent in the $4.3 Billion in Surplus Military Equipment Going to Police Departments? Will Congress Finally Put a Dent in the $4.3 Billion in Surplus Military Equipment Going to Police Departments?
Senator Claire McCaskill will convene a hearing on Tuesday before a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee.
Sep 8, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
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
Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq
If we don’t act now, constitutional restraints on presidential warmaking will be eviscerated.
Sep 3, 2014 / Robert Naiman