People from Seattle to Fiji are filing lawsuits over global warming — and they just might have a case.
Our Climate Future Could Be Decided in the Courts
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Congress
Lawmakers Are Using Trade Rules to Blacklist Critics of Israel
Legislation to fast track new trade pacts specifically targets supporters of the BDS movement against the Israeli occupation.
Ecuador Puts Piketty Into Practice
This small South American country is taxing wealthy estates and distributing the proceeds directly to workers.
Fast-Track: A Gut-Kick to the Progressive Movement
The administration’s push to ram massive new trade and investment deals through Congress is an unambiguous concession to corporate power.
When Bibi Came to Town
Nearly 60 lawmakers did the right thing by skipping the Israeli prime minister’s speech on Iran.
Special Guest Star: Bibi!
Congressional hawks are putting on a show in Washington, and they’ve invited the Israeli prime minister to guest star. Who else might fit the bill?
Don’t Ask the Pentagon Where Its Money Goes
The Pentagon is long overdue for an audit of its $555 billion budget, but Congress has failed to hold it accountable.
The Government Shutdown From a European Perspective
As a German student studying in Washington, it's sometimes hard for me to believe the absurdities the U.S. political system produces. The ongoing U.S. government shutdown—the product of an inability by political elites to forge lasting compromises, as well as the...
The Hill to the Rescue on Syria?
Sometimes history happens at the moment when no one is looking. On weekends in late August, the president of the United States ought to be playing golf or loafing at Camp David, not making headlines. Yet Barack Obama chose Labor Day weekend to unveil arguably the most...
Sequestration: Our Military is Due for Downsizing
In fact, sequestration will not “gut” our military. Sequestration will take our military budget back to the level it was in 2007, when we were still fighting two wars.