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
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