The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke The Women’s Equality Party Is a Joke
Cuomo's creation of the Women’s Equality Party is an attempt to use feminism against the Working Families Party, the real champions of New York’s women.
Oct 24, 2014 / Michelle Goldberg
The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data The Anti-Socialist Origins of Big Data
The genesis for the data-driven society of today can be traced to socialist Chile in the 1970s.
Oct 23, 2014 / Greg Grandin
The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics The Tar Sands Pipeline of Politics
Corporations have directed a gusher of money to climate-change deniers in Congress.
Oct 21, 2014 / Feature / Steve Brodner
Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham Mitch McConnell Will Say Anything for a Ham
Mitch McConnell isn’t a stranger to doubting science—he also pushed back on medical anti-smoking claims while accepting lavish industry gifts.
Oct 21, 2014 / Lee Fang
Work-Sharing: A Socialist Alternative to Layoffs? Work-Sharing: A Socialist Alternative to Layoffs?
Both unemployment and underemployment could be alleviated through a little-known federal subsidy program.
Oct 20, 2014 / Michelle Chen
Are We in a Golden Age of Spying? A Q&A With Laura Poitras Are We in a Golden Age of Spying? A Q&A With Laura Poitras
The filmmaker behind the new Citizenfour talks about Snowden, the NSA and her dangerous pen.
Oct 20, 2014 / Tom Engelhardt
Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’ Alexander Cockburn on the Death of Gary Webb, ‘a Very Fine Journalist Who Deserved Better Than He Got’
With a new film out about Webb, Kill the Messenger, we look back at Cockburn’s testament to the investigative reporter.
Oct 14, 2014 / Alexander Cockburn and Back Issues
How Can You Tell If US Hospitals Are Prepared for Ebola? Ask a Nurse. How Can You Tell If US Hospitals Are Prepared for Ebola? Ask a Nurse.
This is not a time to panic. It is a time to get things right.
Oct 13, 2014 / John Nichols
Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid? Guess Who’s Holding Up Ebola Aid?
A Republican Senator criticized Obama’s plan because it “focuses on Africa.”
Oct 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Government War Against Reporter James Risen The Government War Against Reporter James Risen
The vendetta against him and whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling reflects an antidemocratic goal: the uninformed consent of the governed.
Oct 8, 2014 / Feature / Norman Solomon and Marcy Wheeler