Martin O’Malley’s Right: The Immigration Debate Must Respect ‘Essential Human Dignity’ Martin O’Malley’s Right: The Immigration Debate Must Respect ‘Essential Human Dignity’
A potential 2016 presidential candidate adds a moral message—and tone—to discourse.
Jul 15, 2014 / John Nichols
Citigroup Just Bought a $7 Billion Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card Citigroup Just Bought a $7 Billion Get-Out-of-Jail-Free Card
The collapse of the housing market cost Americans $16 trillion. But the banks that caused it are getting away with a slap on the wrist.
Jul 15, 2014 / Robert Scheer
66 Percent of Americans Now Live in a Constitution-Free Zone 66 Percent of Americans Now Live in a Constitution-Free Zone
Thanks to the militarization and expansion of the “border” region, 197 million Americans now live within the jurisdiction of US Customs and Border Patrol.
Jul 15, 2014 / Todd Miller
How the Mexican Drug Trade Thrives on Free Trade How the Mexican Drug Trade Thrives on Free Trade
While President Peña Nieto celebrates the Aztec Tiger, Mexico’s cartels reach deeper into the legal economy.
Jul 15, 2014 / Christy Thornton and Adam Goodman
Spied On for Being Muslim Spied On for Being Muslim
A new investigation by The Intercept reveals how racist anti-Muslim neocons are driving the nation’s law enforcement agenda.
Jul 10, 2014 / Moustafa Bayoumi
The GOP’s Completely Incoherent Stance on the Border Crisis The GOP’s Completely Incoherent Stance on the Border Crisis
Now that Obama has asked for nearly $4 billion to help kick the kids out more quickly, Republicans don’t want to pony up the money.
Jul 10, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932 The Shocking Ways We Talked About Birth Control in 1932
Margaret Sanger and Charlotte Perkins Gilman and John Dewey, oh my!
Jul 10, 2014 / Richard Kreitner
This Is What Happens When the Security State and Anti-Muslim Paranoia Collide This Is What Happens When the Security State and Anti-Muslim Paranoia Collide
A new report reveals that the NSA spied on five prominent American Muslims.
Jul 9, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
How the US’s Foreign Policy Created an Immigrant Refugee Crisis on Its Own Southern Border How the US’s Foreign Policy Created an Immigrant Refugee Crisis on Its Own Southern Border
President Obama is showing little concern for international law, and none at all for Washington’s historic responsibility in Central America.
Jul 9, 2014 / James North
It’s Official: Corporations Are Religious People It’s Official: Corporations Are Religious People
The Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby decision is a victory for the forces of nonsense.
Jul 9, 2014 / Tom Tomorrow