Politics

The GOP’s Attack on Basic Rights Continues

Over the last several weeks, Republicans have proposed—and sometimes passed—legislation limiting the civil liberties of some citizens.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

In Times of Government Surveillance, Whose ‘Security’ Is at Stake?

Officials claim the current state policy is necessary to preserve the public's well-being.

Noam Chomsky

The Third Party That’s Winning

With new strategies, the Working Families Party is shaking up the two-party system.

Sarah Jaffe

The Real Welfare Queens

A new report shows corporations like Koch Industries have gotten billions in government subsidies.

David Sirota

Jersey Hustle

The South Jersey political corruption depicted in American Hustle still persists, in a new form.

Bhaskar Sunkara

Do Federal Prosecutors Have a Vested Interest in Blocking Sentencing Reform?

Andrew Mortazavi

Why the Internet Will Soon Be Two-Tiered

Low-income people of color stand to lose the most from the erosion of net neutrality.

Jay Cassano and Michael Brooks

Anti-Fracking Fight Heats Up in Maryland

Baltimore's march against the proposed Cove Point project was the largest environmental protest in the city's history.

Bruce Vail

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