Nurses March on Wall Street for Fair Taxes Nurses March on Wall Street for Fair Taxes
On June 22, several hundred nurses and progressive activists marched on Wall Street in New York demanding a new tax on financial transactions.
Jun 24, 2011 / The Nation
Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Dan Coughlin on WikiLeaks Haiti
The explosive diplomatic cables prove what many Haitians already knew about US and UN meddling in the country.
Jun 24, 2011 / The Nation
Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not Adrian Gonzalez Will Attend the 2011 All-Star Game. We Should Not
Adrian Gonzalez will be at the 2011 All-Star Game in Arizona. That's good news for Major League Baseball and bad news for immigrant rights activists.
Jun 24, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Van Jones Returns, Launches Liberal Alternative to The Tea Party Van Jones Returns, Launches Liberal Alternative to The Tea Party
Some liberals are looking to a former Obama official to lead their own Tea Party.
Jun 24, 2011 / Ari Melber
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables
Recently-released WikiLeaks cables reveal that Haiti's self-appointed guardians—the US, EU and UN—supported an election in the country despite obvious evidence that it ...
Jun 24, 2011 / Press Room
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Haiti’s Fraudulent Election Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Haiti’s Fraudulent Election
Recently-released WikiLeaks cables reveal that Haiti's self-appointed guardians—the US, EU and UN—supported an election in the country despite obvious evidence that it ...
Jun 24, 2011 / Democracy Now!
With the Gaza Aid Flotilla With the Gaza Aid Flotilla
Israel has vowed to use any means necessary—including violence—to stop this latest attempt to break the siege. Flotilla organizers are not backing down.
Jun 24, 2011 / Joseph Dana
Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives: Tracking the WikiLeaks Haiti Cables
The Nation's Dan Coughlin and Haïti Liberté's Kim Ives continue their exposé on the WikiLeaks Haiti cables.
Jun 24, 2011 / Democracy Now!
No More Excuses, Rape is Rape! No More Excuses, Rape is Rape!
In essence, the FBI UCR is playing a numbers game where they are crunching rape statistics to shape their reports into what they want them to be, rather than what they actually are...
Jun 23, 2011 / Anna Lekas Miller
The Senate Hears Tales From the Struggling Middle Class The Senate Hears Tales From the Struggling Middle Class
The Senate heard emotional tales of struggling middle-class families Thursday—but it‘s not clear they can do anything about it.
Jun 23, 2011 / George Zornick