Politics

The Misruling Class

Meritocracy worship bedevils America.

Christopher Hayes

The Potential Upside of Captivity

Despite what the industry would have you believe, higher taxes on fossil fuel production won't drive companies (and jobs) elsewhere.

David Sirota

Life During Rahm Time

Is Emanuel's Chicago the future of Democratic urban politics?

David Moberg

The Meaning of Heroism

Too often, the Right uses the "hero" label to stifle dissent.

Lindsay Beyerstein

Why ‘Chicago-Style Politics’ is America’s New Normal

"Chicago-Style Politics" Is Simply Business As Usual in D.C.

Theo Anderson

Peter Beinart’s Brave, Quixotic Quest

The former liberal hawk wants to create a more humane Zionism, but have the facts on the ground in the West Bank made that impossible?

Jordan Michael Smith

Trouble in the Heartland

Free-market fundamentalists stoke fears of a 'Warmist' conspiracy

Theo Anderson

The War on Old Folks

Susan J. Douglas

The War on Whistleblowers

The Obama administration's dubiously legal whistleblower crackdown is a genuine threat to democracy.

David Sirota

Shiny Objects Are People, Too

Why the Romney campaign's distinction between "economic" and "social" issues is false.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Somebody Else’s Atrocities

Opposing the International Olympic Committee’s newly formed partnership with Dow Chemical, dissenters illuminate a history of human rights oversights.

Noam Chomsky

The Legend of the Spat-Upon Veteran

It's a disproven myth, but politicians, keen on dispelling opposition and maintaining militarism, continue to feed the fable.

David Sirota

Drug War Violence Throws Honduras into Disarray

Honduras is the new front line of the DEA's interdiction efforts—and a growing number of civilian lives are being claimed by the chaos.

Jeremy Kryt

Are Co-ops the Answer?

Around the world, people are democratizing the workplace.

Rebecca Burns

A Rare Admission That Money Trumps Everything Else

In New York, Cuomo reveals— unsurprisingly—it's easier to get things done when corporate power goes unthreatened.

David Sirota

Dissecting the GOP Brain

Why can't Republicans handle the truth?

Theo Anderson

Why A Cyber Security Bill Will Pass

Everyone from hackers to gamers to average netizens will have to get used to a new normal.

Kenneth Rapoza

American Workers: Shackled to Labor Law

Does the National Labor Relations Act do more harm than good?

Josh Eidelson