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
Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now! Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!
Instead of waiting for the perfect Congress, Americans should demand that this imperfect Congress act before the election.
Sep 2, 2014 / John Nichols
AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy
How the Israel lobby is pushing us to war with Iran.
Sep 2, 2014 / Ali Gharib
Zephyr Teachout for Governor of New York Zephyr Teachout for Governor of New York
A vote for Teachout is a demand for a more progressive, ideas-driven politics.
Aug 27, 2014 / The Editors
Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process Government Agrees to Reform Coercive ‘Voluntary Departure’ Process
Some of the hundreds of thousands of Mexican immigrants who were expelled from the United States after signing voluntary departure forms may be allowed to return and seek legal sta...
Aug 27, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter