A man with apparently bloody hands, holding a machete, gave a video interview shortly after the attack took place VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:56 PM UTC
Video, London, Terrorism, Islam
The Roosevelt Institute's Jeff Madrick says government must take a multi-pronged approach to the jobs crisis
Cathy Harding, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC
Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs
Cruz was responding to John McCain's criticism of conservatives who have been blocking budget negotiations
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:11 PM UTC
Ted Cruz, Texas, Republicans
"If you can find us one let me know," said Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:26 PM UTC
Video, Tom Corbett, Pennsylvania
Beck was seemingly referring to government surveillance of Americans VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 7:18 PM UTC
Video, Glenn Beck, IRS, Tea Party
An expert explains how the company's ruthless business tactics helped create the world's most recognizable brand
Jill Richardson, AlterNet Wednesday, May 22, 2013 5:27 PM UTC
AlterNet, Coca-Cola, Soda, Coke
An unprecedented new legal case could allow corporations to use the courts to do their bidding -- anonymously
Alex Seitz-Wald Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:53 PM UTC
Corporate America
Democrats had every advantage on the immigration issue -- and still caved on their goals, preemptively
Sally Kohn Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
Democrats, Republicans
The executive who took the Fifth has bungled this mess from start to finish. Why is she still employed?
Joan Walsh Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:43 PM UTC
Lois Lerner, IRS investigation
Officials say a "cyber-Pearl Harbor" would devastate our infrastructure, potentially resulting in mass casualties
Jeb Boone, GlobalPost Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:33 PM UTC
GlobalPost, cyber war
The former secretary of defense also doesn't view gay marriage as part of a broader civil rights agenda VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:20 PM UTC
Video, Donald Rumsfeld
Advocates see potential "sea change" now that government crackdown on leaks includes framing journalism as a crime
Natasha Lennard Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:15 PM UTC
james rosen, AP, First Amendment
"Barack's learning to speak without a teleprompter," he said
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 4:07 PM UTC
Joe Biden, Barack Obama
At a House hearing, Lois Lerner invoked the Fifth Amendment and refused to answer questions VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 3:31 PM UTC
Video, Lois Lerner, IRS
"The painful but necessary imperfection of compromise" means LGBT immigrants are excluded from immigration reform
Irin Carmon Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:59 PM UTC
Immigration, Gay Rights
Eric Garcetti beat out Wendy Greuel, who would have been the first female mayor of the city
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:15 PM UTC
Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti
But he added that the state should still get relief for the devastating tornado
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:13 PM UTC
Oklahoma, Oklahoma tornado
"I hope I get a second chance to work for you," he says in a video announcing his bid VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:58 PM UTC
Video, Anthony Weiner, New York
Same-sex couples lose in Senate immigration reform fight, as Democrats pander to cynical Lindsey Graham
Alex Pareene Wednesday, May 22, 2013 12:29 PM UTC
Opening Shot
Comparing Benghazi and the IRS flap to Watergate is wrong, but on First Amendment issues this president disappoints
David Sirota Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:45 AM UTC
Barack Obama, Richard Nixon
The legislation will grant citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States
David Espo and Erica Werner, Associated Press Wednesday, May 22, 2013 11:39 AM UTC
Associated Press, Senate
A new lawsuit challenges the exclusion of African-descended Cherokees from tribal benefits
Marcos Barberry, This Land Tuesday, May 21, 2013 10:15 PM UTC
This Land, Oklahoma, slavery
The volunteer program announced the new policy on Tuesday
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:02 PM UTC
peace corp, Gay Marriage
With arch-conservative nominees in Virginia, a test is emerging -- and an Akin moment may not be far behind
Irin Carmon Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:56 PM UTC
Abortion, Trent Franks
True the Vote filed a suit over the alleged targeting of conservative groups
Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:48 PM UTC
True The Vote, Voter Fraud, IRS
A character based on the former presidential candidate crash lands in Siberia, and romance ensues
Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:35 PM UTC
Michele Bachmann, Romance, Novels
Obama's approval losses could be "offset by improved voter attitudes about the economy," Silver argued
Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 21, 2013 8:20 PM UTC
Barack Obama, IRS, Benghazi
Leading her in the polls, Democratic challenger Jim Graves tells Salon his plan to upset the Tea Party icon in 2014
Alex Seitz-Wald Tuesday, May 21, 2013 7:43 PM UTC
Jim Graves, Michele Bachmann
At a Tuesday hearing on Apple's tax avoidance strategies, Paul chastised Congress and gushed about Apple VIDEO
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:56 PM UTC
Video, Apple, Rand Paul, Taxes
Before he allegedly smoked crack on camera, Ford was known for being one of Canada's most obnoxious politicians
Herman Rosenfeld, Jacobin Tuesday, May 21, 2013 6:04 PM UTC
Jacobin, rob ford, Toronto, Canada
The SoCal-themed retailer Hollister was sued for failing to make its stores wheelchair-accessible
Susan Greene, The American Independent Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:44 PM UTC
The American Independent
Public investment has been a key to U.S. prosperity for the past century. Sequestration will undo all that
Mattea Kramer and Jo Comerford, TomDispatch.com Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:33 PM UTC
TomDispatch.com, Education
Apparently, we have deserving and undeserving disasters, Oklahoma senators James Inhofe and Tom Coburn explain
Joan Walsh Tuesday, May 21, 2013 4:09 PM UTC
Oklahoma tornado
Obama's "scandals" are not like Nixon's. They're a fishing expedition to stop his agenda and find something bigger
Steve Almond Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:37 PM UTC
Media Criticism, Watergate
Benjamin O’Keefe is petitioning A&F to expand its sizes and is now set to discuss the matter with Mike Jeffries
Katie Mcdonough Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:36 PM UTC
abercrombie and fitch
With GOP-backed cuts to forecasting agency, experts warn future storms will go undetected and more lives lost
David Sirota Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:15 PM UTC
Editor's Picks
Sen. James Inhofe, a Republican, voted against federal funding for Hurricane Sandy victims VIDEO
Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:12 PM UTC
Video, Hurricane Sandy
Our evil president managed to both mastermind the IRS flap and be such a bad boss that no one told him about it
Alex Pareene Tuesday, May 21, 2013 3:07 PM UTC
Opening Shot, Barack Obama, IRS
The president pledges his support to the Oklahoma town as it recovers from a devastating tornado
Associated Press Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:42 PM UTC
Associated Press, Barack Obama
The NorCal Tea Party Patriots accused the IRS of violating its constitutional rights
Jillian Rayfield Tuesday, May 21, 2013 1:27 PM UTC
IRS, Tea Party, California
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