A Voting Reform Finds its Moment A Voting Reform Finds its Moment
An electoral system known as "Ranked Choice Voting" could open the door to a wider range of viable progressive candidates in races across the country.
Dec 3, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan Jeremy Scahill: WikiLeaks Cables Confirm Secret US War in Pakistan
When Jeremy Scahill reported on a secret US war in Pakistan last year, the Pentagon called his article "conspiratorial." But now, says Scahill on Democracy Now!, t...
Dec 3, 2010 / Press Room
Grand Old Plutocrats Grand Old Plutocrats
The House majority voted for fair tax policy—along the lines favored by the American people—but the overwhelming majority of House Republicans objected because the...
Dec 3, 2010 / John Nichols
Uprooting the Bedouins of Israel Uprooting the Bedouins of Israel
Christian evangelicals are donating saplings to make the Israeli desert bloom—but they're doing it on land now being seized from Bedouins.
Dec 2, 2010 / Neve Gordon
The Big Float’s a Big Scam The Big Float’s a Big Scam
WikiLeaks may be the biggest information explosion this week, but Wednesday's mammoth release of documents pertaining to the Fed's bank bailout program could well spark the most ou...
Dec 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Breakdown: Will States Lead on Single-Payer Healthcare Reform? The Breakdown: Will States Lead on Single-Payer Healthcare Reform?
The Washington Post's Ezra Klein joins Chris Hayes to discuss whether a new bipartisan proposal in the Senate could pave the way for states to adopt single-payer healthcare systems...
Dec 2, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Did US Special Operations Forces Want to ‘Target’ Refugee Camps in Pakistan? Did US Special Operations Forces Want to ‘Target’ Refugee Camps in Pakistan?
A confidential cable, released by Wikileaks, from the US embassies in Afghanistan and Pakistan reveals that US diplomats were asked for intelligence on refugee camps "fo...
Dec 2, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
WikiLeaks Leaks: The Bright Side WikiLeaks Leaks: The Bright Side
Qaddaffi's one good decision.
Dec 2, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Strategic Reset: Movements React to Midterm Losses Strategic Reset: Movements React to Midterm Losses
November's elections were a wake up call for movements around labor, the environment, immigration and education. Did activists tether themselves too closely to Democrats? What shou...
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / The Editors
Green Strategy Now Green Strategy Now
After the demise of climate legislation, environment groups are going local—and confrontational.
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti