The Chutzpah Caucus

Paul Krugman writes in an editorial for The New York Times: “At this point the economic case for austerity — for slashing government spending even in the face of a weak economy — has collapsed. Claims that spending cuts would actually boost employment by…

Facebook pulls page that denigrates female Marines

Tom Vanden Brook writes for USA Today: “Facebook has removed a page that denigrated women in the Marine Corps after a House member complained to the Pentagon and called the page another example of the military’s lax attitude toward sexual harassment.”

The GOP’s New Outreach to Women: It’s a Trap

George Zornick writes fro The Nation: “House Republicans are launching their first concerted effort to win back female voters on Tuesday with the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013, a bill that’s being packaged as a lifeline to working moms acros

Stop-and-frisk numbers are down… And so is crime

Natasha Lennard writes for Salon: “As the NYPD’s stop-and-frisk tactic continues to be challenged in a landmark federal court case, new statistics suggest that the controversial and racially skewed practice may not even serve to lower crime rates. Accord…

Economic policy is not about gay sex

Dillon Tatum writes for Salon: “Harvard professor Niall Ferguson raised more than a few eyebrows last week after connecting John Maynard Keynes’ sexuality with contemporary economic woes. After a speech in California, he stated: ‘Keynes was a homosexual…