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The ACA Could Be the Death Knell for Chicago’s Public Mental Health Clinics

In 2012, Mayor Emanuel's budget forced half the city's public mental health clinics to close; now the remaining six are in danger, too.

Kari Lydersen

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The Scariest Things We Learned From the UN’s Climate Change Report

The situation may not be helpless, but the news definitely isn't good.

John Light

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How I Met, Impregnated and Promptly Disregarded Your Mother

The popular CBS sitcom isn't the warmhearted delight viewers make it out to be.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Immigration Movement’s Left Turn

Advocates are moving away from the "pathway-to-citizenship" compromise—and are demanding a moratorium on deportations.

Michelle Chen

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When It Comes to Zombie-Killing, Father Knows Best

'The Walking Dead' is arguably one of the more conservative shows on television.

Katherine Don

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Beyond the Minimum Wage

When it comes to achieving economic justice, organizers and politicians have to set the bar higher.

Amy Dean

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Nuclear Weapons Won’t Keep Us Safe

The U.S. will spend an estimated $1 trillion on its nuclear arsenal in the next 30 years. And for what cause?

Noam Chomsky

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How a Shadowy Hollywood Conservative Group Gamed the IRS System

Yet the IRS doesn't seem to care all that much.

Adam Parfrey, AlterNet

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Game of Homes

The private-equity firm Blackstone could be your next landlord.

Rebecca Burns, Michael Donley & Carmilla Manzanet

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Kicked Out of Our Home, Courtesy of Blackstone

How an eviction, two arrests and one lost turtle led us to housing activism.

Michael Donley and Carmilla Manzanet

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By Making Fun of Gwyneth, Are We Really Dismantling Privilege?

The reactions to Kim Kardashian and Gwyneth Paltrow show that no matter what, women can't win.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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Warren Buffet’s Epic NCAA Humblebrag

Buffett and Quicken Loans want to give you $1 billion for your perfect NCAA bracket—because they can.

David Sirota

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4 Ways the Hobby Lobby SCOTUS Case Could Spell Disaster

The Religious Right wants to deny you birth control coverage. So what's next?

Erika L. Sánchez, AlterNet

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Gas Export Push Gains Steam, Bulldozing Environmental Concerns

The Senate and House Energy Committees call to fast-track liquefied natural gas exports.

Cole Stangler

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The Politics of Envy

Why the 99% should be tired of fat cats who play the victim.

Michael Winship

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Our Plutocracy Problem

When the 1% and politicians join forces, democracy loses.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

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Money, Money, Everywhere

In an age of disparity, corporate wealth is far from an indicator of economic health.

Rep. Alan Grayson

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William C. Erbey Has Built an Empire on Misery

The head of Ocwen Financial runs a slew of companies that profit from foreclosures.

Joel Sucher

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Veronica Mars and the Case of the Disappearing Feminism

The movie version of Veronica Mars keeps the wit, but not the politics that once made the TV series great.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

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The Revolution Will Be Filmed

Jehane Noujaim, director of Oscar-nominated documentary The Square, on the challenges of shooting a revolution-in-progress.

Ed Rampell

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Conflict in Ukraine Could Be a Boon for Big Gas

A slew of bills in Congress would expedite permits for liquefied natural gas exports.

Cole Stangler

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Oakland Activists Unite To Protect Privacy

An enormous 'domain awareness center' would have integrated cameras and data from across the city into one mass surveillance system.

Thomas Hintze

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Meet the ‘Missing’ Workers

More than 5 million Americans have given up hope of a job. Who are they?

David Moberg

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Expand Overtime Pay? GOP Says No

Republicans apparently don't believe that Americans who work longer hours should get paid more.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President