Specter’s Right About Kagan; Sestak’s Wrong to Demand a Rubberstamp Response Specter’s Right About Kagan; Sestak’s Wrong to Demand a Rubberstamp Response
The senator is right to say that he wants answers from the Supreme Court nominee regarding critical Constitutional questions.
May 13, 2010 / John Nichols
Free Elena Kagan! Free Elena Kagan!
After Elena Kagan's first "interview" hits some turbulence, it's clear that ideological hearings would be good for her and the country.
May 13, 2010 / Ari Melber
United We Stand to Audit the Fed United We Stand to Audit the Fed
Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes guest-hosts the Rachel Maddow show and reports on the “remarkable” showing from the Senate as they unanimously voted to audit the Federal...
May 12, 2010 / Chris Hayes
United We Stand to Audit the Fed United We Stand to Audit the Fed
Nation DC Editor Chris Hayes guest-hosts the Rachel Maddow show and reports on the “remarkable” showing from the Senate as they unanimously voted to audit the Federal R...
May 12, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show
David Swanson’s Challenge to David Obey David Swanson’s Challenge to David Obey
A veteran activist urges the Appropriations Committee chairman to finish his term on an anti-war note.
May 12, 2010 / John Nichols
More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt More Than Reform For Subprime Hurt
How the sub-prime rip off results in transferring wealth out of minority America more than ever before, and how the bill proposed by Congress will not fix this.
Apr 28, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Reaching the Hard-to-Count: The Census and the Undocumented Reaching the Hard-to-Count: The Census and the Undocumented
A complete Census count will help stabilize the economy over the next decade. It's critical that everyone, including undocumented immigrants, be counted.
Apr 20, 2010 / Afton Branche
Taxes, Spending, or Race? Taxes, Spending, or Race?
What's driving the Tea Partiers to the streets in a rage? It's not money...
Apr 16, 2010 / Laura Flanders
What Really Happened to Welfare What Really Happened to Welfare
If there was ever a time for a serious "conspiracy" on behalf of the poor, this is it.
Apr 16, 2010 / Feature / Author and Barbara Ehrenreich
The Mad Tea Party The Mad Tea Party
How Glenn Beck & Co. trumped up a vast left-wing conspiracy: the "Cloward-Piven strategy."
Apr 15, 2010 / Feature / Richard Kim