Politics

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

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