This Week at TheNation.com: ‘Shock and Awe’ in Wisconsin This Week at TheNation.com: ‘Shock and Awe’ in Wisconsin
This week we continue to bring you the latest coverage on the labor fight in Madison. Plus, Chris Hayes examines the spike in oil prices. Is Wall Street to blame? We welcome g...
Mar 11, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Breakdown: How Can Obama Help Organized Labor? The Breakdown: How Can Obama Help Organized Labor?
With no help likely to come from Congress, Dorian Warren and Chris Hayes ask: what can Obama, his National Labor Relations Board appointees and Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis do to...
Mar 11, 2011 / Chris Hayes
When Is It Time for a General Strike? When Is It Time for a General Strike?
Sometimes things fall apart and sometime they flow together. As the Wisconsin State Senate rammed through their union-busting bill Wednesday night, people in the capitol chant...
Mar 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders
An Interview With Israeli Activist Jonathan Pollak An Interview With Israeli Activist Jonathan Pollak
The deteriorating ability to protest and the narrowing space for political activism against the Israeli occupation, Pollak says, have coincided with a growing space for racism and ...
Mar 10, 2011 / Rebecca Vilkomerson
Showdown in Wisconsin Showdown in Wisconsin
The mass mobilization in Wisconsin was powerful. But Governor Scott Walker remained determined to disempower unions.
Mar 10, 2011 / John Nichols
The New Israeli Left The New Israeli Left
Activists march side by side with Palestinians against the wall and the occupation.
Mar 10, 2011 / Feature / Joseph Dana and Noam Sheizaf
Vermont’s Struggle for Single-Payer Healthcare Vermont’s Struggle for Single-Payer Healthcare
Could the Green Mountain state be the first in the country to offer accessible healthcare to all its citizens?
Mar 10, 2011 / Feature / Steve Early
Do We Need a General Strike? Do We Need a General Strike?
There hasn’t been a general strike in the US since 1934 but it may be the most effective tool to combat Scott Walker’s assault on public workers.
Mar 10, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead
A weekly series highlighting student activism coast to coast.
Mar 10, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day Marking 100 Years of International Women’s Day
With right-wing assaults on women’s rights and reproductive health growing fiercer by the day, we can all draw strength from the committed struggle women from around the worl...
Mar 8, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel