Politics

In Defense of Dessert: The Case Against Austerity

Why cutting down doesn't pay off.

Chris Lehmann

Humanity’s Oldest Story

The White House claims unprecedented authority over drone strike assassinations.

David Sirota

Starving for Justice at Gitmo

Is force-feeding a form of torture?

Terry J. Allen

America Feeds the Rich

If the Farm Bill passes, it will literally take food out of the mouths of babes.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

How Obamacare Could Flatline

Employers are doing their best to exploit loopholes in the ACA, and that's just one of many perils.

David Moberg

The Hundred Years’ War for Healthcare Reform

Until the ACA, reform attempts have been thwarted throughout the last century.

Adam Gaffney

A Budget by the People, for the People

Participatory budgeting is on the menu in Chicago.

Joel Handley

GOP: Masters of Media

As the GOP slashes the social safety net, the party seizes on 'scandals' to distract the public.

Susan J. Douglas

Food Stamps on the Chopping Block

Washington's attack on the poor continues as the Senate votes for big cuts to food aid.

Cole Stangler

‘The Colorado Model’

Voting just got easier in Colorado.

Theo Anderson

Our Iron Curtain

The 'border security' provisions of the new immigration bill solve a problem that isn't.

Achy Obejas

Rethinking American Exceptionalism

America is certainly exceptional, but that isn't necessarily something to be proud of.

David Sirota

Obama’s SEC Cop-Out

The new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission is fresh off Wall Street.

Joel Bleifuss

Time for the Democrats to Go Nuclear

Harry Reid has nothing to lose by banning the filibuster of appointments.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

Painting the Red States Red

Gun control is wildly popular in places like Louisiana--but you wouldn't know that from the media.

David Sirota

How to Handle the IRS Scandal? Reverse Citizens United

The real moral of the IRS story is that election finance needs serious reform.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President

How the Government Targeted Occupy

A new report reveals the U.S. spent millions spying on Occupiers and other anti-corporate activists.

Lisa Graves

If West, Texas Had Been a Terrorist Attack

Why the double standard?

David Sirota