Illegal Discrimination
Alabama’s new anti-immigration law includes provisions that serve no purpose other than to intimidate undocumented immigrants and discourage them from getting an education.
Money for Nothing
Years after the Enron debacle, traders are still fleecing consumers through obscure electricity market loopholes.
How the Government Can Save $2 Trillion
A serious debate about the federal government’s role is long overdue.
Loose American Screws
Gov. Rick Perry has expressed sympathy for the right of Texas to secede from the Union.
David Koch’s Crass Act
One of the crudest arms of his vast and secretive political network is called Americans for Prosperity.
This Recession Isn’t Temporary
America could use a new stimulus package.
Jim Crow Immigration Law
Alabama’s anti-immigration law looks eerily familiar.
The Lineup: Week of June 27-July 3, 2011
Peter Certo explains why he’s not buying a shiny new iPad and William A. Collins says that big business is trying to keep climate change out of the news.
Three Strikes against Apple
There’s too much blood on its phones, laptops, and tablets.
One Montana County’s Medicare-for-All Coverage
As the Ryan Republicans try to destroy Medicare, here’s a prescription to clean up the whole mess.
Tell the People about the People’s Budget
There’s a good chance you’ve never heard about the People’s Budget, though there’s been a mountain of media coverage of the budget mess.
America the Vulnerable
Violent right-wing extremism is surging, but the Department of Homeland Security is scaling back intelligence units that might catch the next Timothy McVeigh before it’s too late.
My Favorite Fourth of July Speech
Real patriotism requires coming to terms with the grimmer side of American history.
Perry’s Prayer-Palooza
I’m fairly certain that God doesn’t want anything to do with this goober’s show.
Pay Attention to Climate Change, Even if It’s Bad for Business
Leaving little to chance, corporations have purchased politicians, media, advertising, think tanks, and meteorologists.