In this issue of the magazine, there are no stories about Donald Trump. There aren’t any about Ted Cruz or Marco Rubio or Jeb Bush, either. Or about Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders, or Martin O’Malley. It’s not that we don’t think the 2016 presidential contest is important. Of course it is. Indeed, on our website […]
January/February 2016
Posted inJanuary/February 2016, Magazine, Politics
Why Vote by Mail is Better Than Early Voting
To grasp the true power of universal vote by mail, it’s important to recognize that the act of voting is a four-step process. Step 1: Voter registration. (In every state except North Dakota, eligible citizens must separately register as voters to qualify to receive a ballot.) Step 2: Connecting voters with ballots. Step 3: Marking […]
Posted inJanuary/February 2016, Magazine, Politics
Talk of the Toons
A selection of political cartoons from the past few weeks.
Posted inEconomy, Government, January/February 2016, Magazine, The Monopolized Economy
Lettuce Pray
A consolidated food industry brings you salad and chicken nuggets cheaper—and spreads deadly food-borne pathogens farther.
Posted inEconomy, January/February 2016, Magazine
Benefits for the Rest of Us
The growing ranks of contingent workers need a new deal.
Posted inHealth Care, January/February 2016, Law and Justice, Magazine
Taking Liberties with Religious Liberty
The “conscience clause,” on which a conservative Supreme Court keeps granting employers exemptions from federal law, was a political decision, and more fragile than liberals realize.
Posted inCover, January/February 2016, Magazine, Politics
Vote from Home, Save Your Country
Universal vote by mail can revive the franchise and change the political map. So why the resistance?
Posted inBooks, January/February 2016, Magazine, Politics
Declining to Be Spun
Why the seemingly fearsome tools of political propaganda backfire with voters.
Posted inBooks, Economy, January/February 2016, Magazine
Fear and Loathing in Athens
The corruption and incompetence of Greece is real. So is the crushing indifference of its European overlords.
Posted inBooks, Health Care, January/February 2016, Magazine
Time to Put Big Soda on a Diet
Excess sugar intake is killing Americans. But a few giant, consolidated beverage companies keep squashing reform efforts.
