Government

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary Why This Socialist Feminist Is For Hillary

The stalled revolution for gender equity won’t be won simply by installing a woman in the White House—but it can’t hurt.

Jan 5, 2015 / Feature / Suzanna Danuta Walters

Steve Scalise’s Problem Is the Republican Party’s Problem

Steve Scalise’s Problem Is the Republican Party’s Problem Steve Scalise’s Problem Is the Republican Party’s Problem

The fresh face of the Republican Party voted twice against making Martin Luther King Day a holiday.

Dec 31, 2014 / John Nichols

Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor

Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor Dickens Was Right: the Real War on Christmas Is the War on the Poor

A Dickensian year when food stamps were cut and bankers got everything they wanted

Dec 24, 2014 / John Nichols

Thank Postal Workers by Fighting to Save the Postal Service

Thank Postal Workers by Fighting to Save the Postal Service Thank Postal Workers by Fighting to Save the Postal Service

The USPS will deliver 15.5 billion pieces of mail this season. Yet it is threatened by devastating closures and cuts.

Dec 23, 2014 / John Nichols

What Bernie Sanders and Dwight Eisenhower Have in Common

What Bernie Sanders and Dwight Eisenhower Have in Common What Bernie Sanders and Dwight Eisenhower Have in Common

“It is unacceptable that the Defense Department continues to waste massive amounts of money,” Sanders argues.

Dec 18, 2014 / John Nichols

Détente With Cuba: Just About Freaking Time

Détente With Cuba: Just About Freaking Time Détente With Cuba: Just About Freaking Time

The history of US-Cuban relations in the last fifty-five years is the history of the loss of American prestige.

Dec 17, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

Enhanced Interrogation Techniques Enhanced Interrogation Techniques

The backing of regimes where torture’s used Was once an issue causing quite a fuss. But now, to paraphrase what Pogo said, We’ve met the torturers, and they are us.

Dec 16, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Lynching Is Torture and Torture Is Lynching

Lynching Is Torture and Torture Is Lynching Lynching Is Torture and Torture Is Lynching

Alexander Cockburn, Jonathan Schell and others on “the habit of torture,” baked into society itself.

Dec 15, 2014 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor

VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor VIDEO: Elizabeth Warren Blasts Citigroup From the Senate Floor

Out of the Senate debate over another sellout to the big banks comes the clarion call for a new populist politics.

Dec 14, 2014 / John Nichols

Can Warren and Pelosi Lead Democrats to High Ground?

Can Warren and Pelosi Lead Democrats to High Ground? Can Warren and Pelosi Lead Democrats to High Ground?

The congressional showdown has given us an exciting glimpse of what the future might look like if they lead the way for a liberal insurgency.

Dec 12, 2014 / William Greider

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