Nirvana's former bassist is working to enhance U.S. democracy. Here's his plan to ensure fair representation voting
Krist Novoselic Thursday, Jun 27, 2013 3:31 PM UTC
Politics nirvana, Voting Rights
True story: Outrage over the 2001 legislation centered around government access to library records
Justin Elliott, ProPublica Monday, Jun 17, 2013 8:34 PM UTC
Social ProPublica, data mining
Corporations are teaming up with government agencies to put law-abiding anti-fracking activists under surveillance
Adam Federman, Earth Island Journal Sunday, Jun 2, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Social environmentalists, Government
Demonstrations spread to several other cities overnight
BULUT EMIROGLU and SUZAN FRASER, Associated Press Saturday, Jun 1, 2013 3:20 PM UTC
News Turkey, Protests, riot, Government
America may benefit from following Canada's lead and moving civil servants to the West Wing
Jared Bernstein, On the Economy Friday, May 31, 2013 9:20 PM UTC
Business Jared Bernstein, Washington, D.C.
Government must take a multi-pronged approach to solve our unemployment woes
Cathy Harding, Next New Deal Wednesday, May 22, 2013 8:42 PM UTC
Social Next New Deal, U.S. Economy, Jobs
Stephen Colbert takes a break from Benghazi outrage to cover a "chilling" new scandal VIDEO
Prachi Gupta Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:20 PM UTC
News Video, IRS, Government, Tea Party
Picking the billionaire Penny Pritzker is a clear message about Obama's priorities
Steven Rosenfeld,
Alternet Tuesday, May 7, 2013 3:52 PM UTC
Business AlterNet, Penny Pritzker
White House hopefuls (and occupants) are awash in red ink
Dave Levinthal Thursday, May 2, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Politics Michele Bachmann, Newt Gingrich
UPDATE: Obama has received tainted mail as well, but officials are zeroing in on a suspect
Alex Halperin and Jacob Sugarman Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 10:37 PM UTC
News Ricin, Politico, CNN, Media
The singer penned an angry letter decrying the actions of the late former prime minister
Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 8, 2013 8:27 PM UTC
Entertainment Morrissey, The Smiths
However, the arrest has been deemed one of the government's most serious infringements on free speech in a year
Prachi Gupta Monday, Apr 1, 2013 1:00 PM UTC
Entertainment Jon Stewart, bassem youssef
The agency has since apologized, saying, "A video of this type would not be made today" VIDEO
Prachi Gupta Monday, Mar 25, 2013 6:54 PM UTC
Entertainment Video, Star Trek, parody, Comedy
Rhyming the news in five line poems
Alex Halperin Sunday, Mar 17, 2013 2:59 PM UTC
News pope, Congress, Government
Twenty-somethings aren't nearly as politically disengaged as older generations like to paint them
Elizabeth Stokes and Alan Smith, Next New Deal Friday, Mar 15, 2013 8:03 PM UTC
Social Next New Deal, Government
If Republicans want to pretend they're for less government, let's force them to get serious about it
David Sirota Tuesday, Mar 5, 2013 3:41 PM UTC
Politics Government, Libertarianism
After protesting the Berlin Film Festival for highlighting the film, officials in Iran have taken action
Prachi Gupta Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 2:00 PM UTC
Entertainment jafar panahi, Iran
Aasif Mandvi wants you to know that he has seen them, but he won't release any information VIDEO
Prachi Gupta Friday, Feb 22, 2013 2:20 PM UTC
News Video, Drones, Government
Hint: It will also protect ordinary Americans from financial predators
David Dayen, Pacific Standard Monday, Feb 18, 2013 7:00 PM UTC
News POstal service, Government