Q&A
Q&A features interviews with writers, economists, social scientists, activists and other big thinkers with important perspectives on issues affecting our democracy.
November 29, 2013Carol McDaid, who fought for equality between mental health care and other medical treatments, talks about how this month's final ruling could affect health care and gun violence.
November 6, 2013The state's restrictive abortion law went into effect on Friday. Merritt Tierce, executive director of Texas Equal Access Fund, talks about how women in Texas are faring.
September 6, 2013A devastating drought played a significant role in sparking Syria's civil war. Is it an example of future climate change-related conflicts?
August 30, 2013Organizer Illai Kenney talks about the challenges that younger activists face in being heard in the modern civil rights movement, and the burdens and benefits of being young and black in America.
August 29, 2013The Sunlight Foundation's Lisa Rosenberg offers some practical remedies to the culture of corruption and greed in Washington depicted in Mark Leibovich's recent book.
August 15, 2013Wisconsin Representative Chris Taylor, a Democrat, attended ALEC's recent conference to learn about the organization responsible for so many of her state laws.
August 13, 2013Health insurance industry whistleblower Wendell Potter exposes efforts by the American Legislative Exchange Council to undermine the Affordable Care Act.
July 31, 2013An environment specialist explains how a bipartisan bill to control toxic substances actually makes the "weakest law on the books" even weaker.
July 19, 2013Labor specialist Robert Willis talks about cures and compromises on migrant worker issues in the Senate’s new bill.
July 12, 2013We asked Media Matters' Eric Boehlert to critique the barrage of coverage.
