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…
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.”
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 across the country. Unfortunately, the legislation is a particularly cruel hoax—a slick attempt to give Read more …
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…
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…
