Politics

Free Contraception Is in Danger Again

A Supreme Court case may prioritize employers' religious freedoms over women's health.

Ruth Rosen

Who’s Afraid of Rahm Emanuel?

Amara Enyia, who plans to run for mayor of Chicago in 2015, certainly isn’t.

Kari Lydersen

Faux Vox Populi

Will Obama's promises to fix inequality turn out to be as hollow as Clinton's were?

Chris Lehmann

Former FCC Commissioner Warns Against Comcast-Time Warner Merger

Michael Copps says the commission's love affair with industry destroyed independent media outlets.

Michael Winship

Kentucky’s Keystone XL

Nuns, landowners and environmentalists take on the union-backed Bluegrass Pipeline.

Cole Stangler

The GOP’s Fight Against Medicaid

4.4 million more Americans than last year have health insurance—no thanks to Republicans.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

The Reform That Dare Not Speak Its Name

The virtues of proportional representation.

Joel Bleifuss

Sabotaging Peace with Iran

Congress couldn't undermine Obama's deal without the help of the arms industry.

Leonard C. Goodman

Grand Old Race-Baiting

Ian Haney López's new book argues that conservatives have subtly exploited racism to disenfranchise us all.

Susan J. Douglas

New NSA Revelations: Drone Strikes Deliver ‘Death by Meta-data’

Alex Wolff

Washington’s Selective Deficit Disorder

Politicians only impose austerity when it suits them.

David Sirota

Illinois Attorney General Fights to Stop Jon Burge’s Pension Payments

The former police commander has raked in thousands while in prison for lying about torturing detainees.

G. Flint Taylor

The Greatest Threat to World Peace

The United States polls higher than Pakistan, Iran and China as a perceived menace to peace.

Noam Chomsky

Is Another Crossfire Possible?

Jon Stewart was wrong: America needs vigorous debate. Too bad the new Crossfire doesn't deliver.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Open Letter From NY Jews to Mayor de Blasio: `AIPAC Does Not Speak For Us’

Open Letter From New York Jews

Hated on the Left, the TPP Draws Conservative Foes

A ragtag right-wing coalition opposes fast-tracking the deal they call 'Obamatrade.'

Cole Stangler

Kshama Sawant: The Great Red Hope

The socialist City Council member shares her plans for Seattle.

Micah Uetricht

The Gap Between Rich and Poor, Accidentally Explained by Bob McDonnell

The scandal shows inequality is not just a slip of some invisible hand of the market.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President