Antichoice at the End of Life Antichoice at the End of Life
Just after Christmas, the "death panel" meme was resurrected by healthcare opponents who worked the same network that has been fighting legal abortion since the 1970s.
Jan 13, 2011 / Ann Neumann
Tragedy in Arizona Tragedy in Arizona
The shootings underscore that a strong social compact is the only real route to safety.
Jan 13, 2011 / The Editors
Debating ‘Citizens United’ Debating ‘Citizens United’
Was the Supreme Court's infamous decision a desecration, or only what the Constitution requires? A First Amendment scholar and civil liberties advocate debate.
Jan 13, 2011 / Feature / Floyd Abrams and Burt Neuborne
Could a Serbian Heart Have Saved Richard Holbrooke? Could a Serbian Heart Have Saved Richard Holbrooke?
The diplomat was spared the annoyance of seeing one of his best-known political creations accused of supervising the killing of captives in order to slice out their organs for tran...
Jan 13, 2011 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Jared Loughner’s Glock: Weapon of Mass Destruction Jared Loughner’s Glock: Weapon of Mass Destruction
Has it really come to this: an uphill battle to ban a gun that has no purpose except to kill thirty-three people before anyone can stop you?
Jan 13, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’
Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shoo...
Jan 11, 2011 / Press Room
The Horror in Arizona The Horror in Arizona
The attack on Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson was an assault on democracy.
Jan 11, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Addicted to Numbers Addicted to Numbers
Misleading narratives about the Afghan opium trade have led to counterproductive eradication strategies.
Jan 11, 2011 / Paul Fishstein and David Mansfield
Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech
Jeff Biggers appears on Democracy Now! to talk about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, what it was like to grow up in a "gun state,"&...
Jan 11, 2011 / Press Room
Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech
Jeff Biggers appears on Democracy Now! to talk about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, what it was like to grow up in a "gun state,"&nb...
Jan 10, 2011 / Democracy Now!