Is America Still Beautiful without Medicare? Is America Still Beautiful without Medicare?
New video highlights the regressive nature of Paul Ryan's plan to privatize Medicare.
May 18, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Obama Campaign Launches Birther Merchandise—’Made in the USA’ Obama Campaign Launches Birther Merchandise—’Made in the USA’
The Obama campaign is fundraising off the birthers.
May 18, 2011 / Ari Melber
Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army Jeremy Scahill: Inside Erik Prince’s United Arab Emirates Mercenary Army
Why is Blackwater founder Erik Prince building a mercenary army for the United Arab Emirates? The contracted guns will be much less involved in maintaining the peace than they...
May 18, 2011 / Democracy Now!
Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It
Paul Ryan says his plan to overhaul Medicare empowers Americans and guarantees coverage options. What it really does is gives the private insurance industry a green light to prey o...
May 18, 2011 / The Ed Show
White House Seeks Executive Order to Expose Anonymous Political Spending White House Seeks Executive Order to Expose Anonymous Political Spending
With the DISCLOSE Act dead in Congress, the White House is trying new ways to force disclosure of anonymous corporate spending in our elections.
May 18, 2011 / George Zornick
Eric Schneiderman: One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street Eric Schneiderman: One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street
The fix was in to let Wall Street off the hook once and for all... until last week when the attorney general of New York refused to go along.
May 18, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Puzzle No. 1633 Puzzle No. 1633
This puzzle originally appeared in the May 22, 1976, issue.
May 18, 2011 / Frank W. Lewis
The Middle East Speech That Obama Ought to Give The Middle East Speech That Obama Ought to Give
Obama's Middle East policy has fallen apart. It's not too late to save it.
May 18, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
California Protesters Refuse to Become ‘Wisconsin of the West’ California Protesters Refuse to Become ‘Wisconsin of the West’
Protesters in California attempt to stop Wisconsin-style cuts that could result in hundreds of police officers and firefighters losing their jobs.
May 18, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It
Paul Ryan says his plan to overhaul Medicare empowers Americans and guarantees coverage options. What it really does is gives the private insurance industry a green light to prey o...
May 18, 2011 / Press Room