Politics

Rigging Democracy

Why the people won't pick the next president or Congress--unless we act now.

Rob Richie

Who Will Replace Hilda Solis?

The next Labor Secretary must be a fierce advocate—and as importantly, must be given free rein.

Roger Bybee

Enemy of Rupert

An interview with independent media's white knight, Craig Aaron

Kenneth Rapoza

Executioner-in-Chief

Obama's drone attacks and the pathology of presidential power.

Elizabeth Sanders

Chiquita Republic

United Fruit's heir has again been linked to paramilitary abuses in Colombia.

James Bargent

The Gravest Threat to World Peace

Not everyone agrees it's a nuclear Iran.

Noam Chomsky

3 Fiscal-Cliff Truths You Won’t Hear On TV

The news media gave us a reality TV show. Here's what they left on the cutting-room floor.

David Sirota

Gold Diggers and Indians

Republicans want to have their way with Wisconsin's buried gold, but the Anishinaabe aren't having it.

Joel Bleifuss

Protest Tactics in a Warming World

What will it take to push back climate change?

Eric Moll

The War on Trafficking

Will California's crackdown do more harm than good?

Rebecca Burns

Football Coaches vs. the Common Good

Why doesn't the GOP gripe about our taxes going to multi-million-dollar coaches' salaries?

David Sirota

Washington’s Revolving Door: As Old as Lincoln

But these days, it's swinging faster.

Bill Moyers and Michael Winship

Gerrymandering Isn’t the (Only) Problem

Redrawing district lines will never eliminate the unfair bias toward Republicans in House elections. Here's what will.

Rob Richie

The Will to Secede

With the re-election of Barack Obama, secession rears its head.

G. Pascal Zachary

End the Mansion Subsidy

If you can afford a million-dollar mortgage, you don't need a tax break.

David Sirota

Electoral College Shakeup

How Republicans could put a lock on the presidency.

Rob Richie

Goodbye, Mr. Quips

Barney Frank retires at the end of 2012; we will miss his Capitol wit.

James Patterson

Dethrone ‘Filibuster King’ Mitch McConnell

The fight is on to fix the minority's silent domination of the Senate.

Leo Gerard, United Steelworkers President