Politics

How the Affordable Care Act Saves Lives How the Affordable Care Act Saves Lives

If the Supreme Court strikes down the Affordable Care Act in its entirety, its message to the country, including the millions of people dying needless deaths, will be, “Let t...

Apr 6, 2012 / Maya Wiley

Why Romney Bashes Obama’s Harvard Education Why Romney Bashes Obama’s Harvard Education

 Romney has deeper ties to Harvard than Obama. But since when does shameless pandering have to make sense? 

Apr 5, 2012 / Ben Adler

Why Romney Bashes Obama’s Harvard Education Why Romney Bashes Obama’s Harvard Education

 Romney has deeper ties to Harvard than Obama. But since when did shameless pandering have to make sense? 

Apr 5, 2012 / Ben Adler

VIDEO: What Does Elizabeth Warren’s Massachusetts Look Like?

VIDEO: What Does Elizabeth Warren’s Massachusetts Look Like? VIDEO: What Does Elizabeth Warren’s Massachusetts Look Like?

Will Elizabeth Warren's ability to connect with ordinary people be enough to win her a Massachusetts seat in the Senate?

Apr 5, 2012 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas

Aziz Huq: The Real Battle Over the Affordable Care Act

Aziz Huq: The Real Battle Over the Affordable Care Act Aziz Huq: The Real Battle Over the Affordable Care Act

Why conservatives have abandoned their principles in the attack on Obama's healthcare act.

Apr 5, 2012 / The Nation

Two Years After Upper Big Branch, Why Does Regulation Remain Weak? Two Years After Upper Big Branch, Why Does Regulation Remain Weak?

Twenty-nine workers died in a terrible and preventable explosion, yet federal oversight remains shockingly ineffective. 

Apr 5, 2012 / George Zornick

Coca-Cola and Pepsi Drop ALEC Coca-Cola and Pepsi Drop ALEC

Thanks to pressure over "Stand Your Ground" laws, Coca-Cola and Pepsi have dropped their ALEC memberships.

Apr 5, 2012 / Suzanne Merkelson

Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall Wisconsin County’s Election-Count Meltdown Raises Concerns For Recall

Wisconsin's largest newspaper calls for a top election official to step down after the latest vote-counting mess in state's third-largest county.

Apr 5, 2012 / John Nichols

Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History Payola for the Most Profitable Corporations in History

How we subsidize energy giants to wreck the planet, and what we can do about it.

Apr 5, 2012 / Bill McKibben

Obama by Default Obama by Default

The Republicans are a sick joke, and their narrow ideological stupidity has left rational voters no choice in the coming presidential election but Barack Obama.

Apr 5, 2012 / Robert Scheer

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