Wisconsin Judge Checks and Balances a Lawless King, er, Governor Wisconsin Judge Checks and Balances a Lawless King, er, Governor
Governor Scott Walker and his Republican allies tried to take the law into their own hands—violating state statutes and the Constitution in their mad rush to take away collec...
Mar 30, 2011 / John Nichols
Tell Facebook to Unfriend Coal Tell Facebook to Unfriend Coal
Facebook burns more fossil fuel each day than numerous nations.
Mar 29, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
Big Pharma Strikes Again Big Pharma Strikes Again
Republicans often bemoan what they view as the heavy burden of government regulation. But the absence of such regulation, combined with the prevalence of industry-bought loopholes,...
Mar 29, 2011 / Ari Berman
Fitzwalkerstan’s Attorney General Decides the Law Does Not Apply to Republicans Fitzwalkerstan’s Attorney General Decides the Law Does Not Apply to Republicans
Wisconsin's attorney general, a Republican, protects political allies—including anti-labor Governor Scott Walker—by refusing to uphold rule of law or Constitution.
Mar 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Cleveland, Texas and Gender Jim Crow Cleveland, Texas and Gender Jim Crow
In the wake of national scrutiny over the rape of an 11-year-old girl, African-Americans in Cleveland espoused the same moral exceptions that white Southerners used to excuse lynch...
Mar 29, 2011 / William Jelani Cobb
Richard Cohen Trots Out Holocaust Over Libya Richard Cohen Trots Out Holocaust Over Libya
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen responds to The Nation's editorial stance on Libya by referencing the Holocaust.
Mar 29, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Remembering Jonathan Rowe Remembering Jonathan Rowe
A tribute to the life of Jonathan Rowe, political activist and writer, by journalist and a friend of his, Russ Baker.
Mar 29, 2011 / Russ Baker
Christopher Hayes on Republican Flip-Flopping on Libya Christopher Hayes on Republican Flip-Flopping on Libya
Congress doesn't want a vote on Libya. That will make it all the easier to blame the Democrats if the mission goes sour.
Mar 29, 2011 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Are There No Standards for Punditry? Are There No Standards for Punditry?
Thanks to cable news, discredited experts and government officials are regularly reborn as trusted authorities.
Mar 29, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The ‘Obama Doctrine,’ Libya and Iran The ‘Obama Doctrine,’ Libya and Iran
Does Obama’s attack on Libya set a precedent for Iran? Ominously, yes.
Mar 29, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss