Why Is Obama Dragging His Heels on Appointing Elizabeth Warren to Head CFPB? Why Is Obama Dragging His Heels on Appointing Elizabeth Warren to Head CFPB?
Warren's biggest problem isn't the Republicans. It's Obama's finance boys who don't want an outspoken consumer advocate in a powerful role.
May 27, 2011 / William Greider
When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.
May 27, 2011 / Leslie Savan
iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple iHate Tax Cheats: US Uncut Targets Apple
US Uncut, the anti–corporate tax dodging group, is now targeting Apple due to its support of an effort that seeks to give corporations that shelter profits overseas a “...
May 27, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology
It was a bad week for a good man, but the MSNBC host will be back to give voice to working men and women.
May 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate Putting People in Jail Does Not Lower the Crime Rate
New statistics on US crime released by the FBI reveal that crime has dropped significantly over the past few years while prison populations have exploded, putting huge strains on s...
May 26, 2011 / Press Room
Ryan’s Budget Should Be a Major Opportunity for Democrats Ryan’s Budget Should Be a Major Opportunity for Democrats
Deciding to support Paul Ryan's Medicare-killing budget was a bad political move for Republicans. And now they're stuck.
May 26, 2011 / Press Room
The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself
Tea Party–backed House freshmen pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same Wall Street firms they once railed against.
May 26, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons Michelle Alexander on California’s ‘Cruel and Unusual’ Prisons
The author of The New Jim Crow says that it will take a grassroots movement to tackle our country's addiction to mass incarceration.
May 26, 2011 / Liliana Segura
Where Objectivity Lies… Where Objectivity Lies…
Eric on Chomsky's dishonesty and Reed Richardson on Paul Ryan's medicare debacle.
May 26, 2011 / Eric Alterman
1,500 Reasons to End the Afghanistan War 1,500 Reasons to End the Afghanistan War
This Memorial Day, help stop the senseless deaths of men and women in uniform.
May 26, 2011 / Peter Rothberg