Politics

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power How Spy Agency Contractors Have Already Abused Their Power

Could intelligence-gathering private contractors abuse their power? A scandal from 2011 shows contractors willing to snoop on activists and journalists for cash. 

Jun 11, 2013 / Lee Fang

AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign

AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign AT&T’s Deregulation Campaign

As the company moves to Internet-based telephone service, it’s looking to shed regulatory obligations that benefit low-income Americans.

Jun 10, 2013 / Leticia Miranda

Calling Chris Christie’s Bluff, Legislators Seek to Undo Election Shenanigans

Calling Chris Christie’s Bluff, Legislators Seek to Undo Election Shenanigans Calling Chris Christie’s Bluff, Legislators Seek to Undo Election Shenanigans

‘Scheduling two special elections is a form of voter suppression,’ warns state senator who seeks to schedule Senate vote for same day as Christie’s re-election ru...

Jun 9, 2013 / John Nichols

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice From NOLA to New Jersey, Students Rise Up for Immigrant Justice

As immigration reform approaches and the semester ends, students hit the streets for racial and reproductive justice.

Jun 7, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’

The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’ The Disillusionment of ‘Before Midnight’

Linklater’s latest installment in his trilogy of GenX romance shows that hope isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Jun 7, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michelle Dean

Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Denying a Head Start in Washington State Denying a Head Start in Washington State

Head Start cuts in Washington State show just how dumb and shortsighted the sequester is.

Jun 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill This Week in Poverty: American Winter Arrives at Capitol Hill

Three Oregonians testifed in the Senate about the lives of the working poor and the state of the American Dream.

Jun 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale Ai Weiwei: Political Art at the Venice Biennale

Six dioramas present key moments of the eighty-one-day imprisonment of the worlld’s most famous artist.

Jun 7, 2013 / Jon Wiener

Walmart Strikers Target Waltons, as NOW Calls Out Obamas

Walmart Strikers Target Waltons, as NOW Calls Out Obamas Walmart Strikers Target Waltons, as NOW Calls Out Obamas

The National Organization for Women's president says the Obamas have "screwed up" by praising Walmart.

Jun 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Secret NSA Program Gives the Agency Unprecedented Access to Private Internet Communications

Secret NSA Program Gives the Agency Unprecedented Access to Private Internet Communications Secret NSA Program Gives the Agency Unprecedented Access to Private Internet Communications

Somewhere along the way, we lost our bearings on the balance between privacy and security.

Jun 7, 2013 / David Cole

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