The Lineup: Week of July 4-10, 2011

The Lineup: Week of July 4-10, 2011

Raul A. Reyes says that Alabama’s controversial new immigration law scapegoats children and Tiffany Williams explains why a new caregiving movement is emerging.

The New Caregiving Movement

The New Caregiving Movement

With Medicare and Medicaid on the chopping block at the state and federal levels, the crisis for seniors and people with disabilities is becoming as urgent as the crisis facing the workers who are caring for them.

Illegal Discrimination

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

Money for Nothing

Years after the Enron debacle, traders are still fleecing consumers through obscure electricity market loopholes.

Loose American Screws

Loose American Screws

Gov. Rick Perry has expressed sympathy for the right of Texas to secede from the Union.

David Koch’s Crass Act

David Koch’s Crass Act

One of the crudest arms of his vast and secretive political network is called Americans for Prosperity.

The Lineup: Week of June 27-July 3, 2011

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.