The Supreme Court’s conservative justices could be poised to roll back protections against harassment outside abortion clinics.
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The Damage He Did
Ariel Sharon’s long death watch makes it possible to see what he left behind.
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Daily Meme: Obama v. Congress
Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for National Labor Relations Board v. Canning. The case, which kicks off the high court’s big year of big cases has the potential to change the whole balance of power between the executive and legislative branches on recess appointments. The most recent iteration of President v. Congress […]
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Roger Ailes and the Politics of Resentment
What Fox News has wrought.
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Choosing the Right Filter for Presidential Image Making
Larry Speakes and the invention of truthiness.
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Class War: The View From the Board Room
A scene from corporate America circa 2014.Â
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Shooting in the Dark
For nearly 20 years, the federal government has been frightened to study gun violence. President Obama has vowed to change this, but can he?
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The “Internet of Things,” Still a Long Way Off
You might want to think twice before buying that web-enabled fridge.
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Daily Meme: America’s Longest War
“Unless the grim chain [of unemployment and lack of education] can be broken, a second generation coming of age in Appalachia will fall into the same dismal life-a life that protects them from starvation but deprives them of self-respect and hope.” So wrote LIFE Magazine in 1964, as the War on Poverty was declared and […]
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Economic Outlook Remains Depressing
The December job numbers were bad, but the real problem is the long-term picture.
