Politics

Is Edward J. Snowden Aboard This Plane?

America's imperial power is on the decline, to the world's benefit.

Noam Chomsky

Why Did 83 Democrats Vote to Continue NSA Surveillance?

This time, we can't blame the Republicans.

Cole Stangler

‘Bargain’ on Immigration Would Feed Prison Profits

The private prison industry stands to gain millions from the Senate's reform plan.

Michelle Chen

Presidential Infallibility

To a grandfather seeking answers, the U.S. shrugs and says: We don't have to tell you why we killed your grandson.

David Sirota

Who Will Stand Up to Wall Street?

While the House continues kowtowing, a select few in the Senate are working to tame the banks.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Who’s Afraid of Valerie Jarrett?

Criticisms of Jarrett reveal gender and racial anxieties--and a rift in Democratic Party.

Jude Ellison Sady Doyle

Congress Members Move to Restore Voting Rights Act

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is taking steps to reinstate the civil-rights law invalidated by the Supreme Court.

Cole Stangler

Is Higher Ed the Next Target of Corporate ‘Reformers’?

The proposed shuttering of City College of San Francisco bears unsettling parallels to K-12 school closings.

Rebecca Burns

U.S. Politicians Seduced by Iran’s Shadow Government

A group of wealthy, hawkish Iranians-in-exile has premier access to U.S. Congress members.

Cole Stangler

Racism, the U. S. Justice System, and the Trayvon Martin Verdict

What happens when African Americans don't get a jury of their peers?

Flint Taylor

Robbing Peter to Pay DePaul

As Rahm Emanuel decimates public schools, he's gifting a private college $55 million in public funds.

Achy Obejas

House Evades Food Stamp Renewal

A program that feeds millions faces an uncertain fate.

Cole Stangler

How Cash Secretly Rules Surveillance Policy

Booz Allen et al donate campaign cash. Politicians praise surveillance. What does Occam's Razor say?

David Sirota

Welcome Back, Jim Crow

With a helping hand from the Supreme Court, the GOP can cling to power by disenfranchising voters.

Joel Bleifuss

In Defense of PRISM

By delegitimizing the government, the Left is doing the Tea Party's dirty work.

Louis Nayman

Dust Off Those Poll Tax Laws, Dixie

The Supreme Court has threatened our most basic right, to the delight of conservatives.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Privacy Is Lost, and We Are All To Blame

Where will the next generation of Americans draw the line on surveillance?

Andrew Lam

Obama’s Dirty War on Journalism

Despite a facade of openness, the president has sought to crack down on "inconvenient" reporting.

David Sirota