Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
A recap of the week in politics and media, with Palin, Weigel and beetles.
Jul 9, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Helping in Kyrgyzstan Helping in Kyrgyzstan
Aid organizations are working furiously to respond to the desperate need for tents, food and other critical supplies in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Here's how you can help.
Jul 9, 2010 / Aaron Ross
Courting King Lebron James Courting King Lebron James
LeBron James's relocation to Miami is bad for everyone besides ESPN, Dave Zirin tells Chris Hayes on The Rachel Maddow Show.
Jul 9, 2010 / Press Room
Berlusconi’s Cronies Berlusconi’s Cronies
Corruption scandals, a threatened gag order on journalists and investigators, and persistent allegations of Mafia ties—not to mention the long recession—have weakened I...
Jul 9, 2010 / Frederika Randall
The Courtship of King James The Courtship of King James
LeBron James's relocation to Miami is bad for everyone besides ESPN, Dave Zirin tells Chris Hayes on The Rachel Maddow Show.
Jul 9, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Lebron James vs. Dan Gilbert: Who Really Killed Cleveland? Lebron James vs. Dan Gilbert: Who Really Killed Cleveland?
Who's the bad sport—Lebron James or Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert, CEO of the subprime lender Quicken Loans?
Jul 9, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Texas Fails High School Texas Fails High School
Without accurate reports and transparent outcomes, the urgent need to implement high school reforms could pass without notice.
Jul 9, 2010 / StudentNation / Sara Haji
Hawks, UAE Ambassador Want War with Iran Hawks, UAE Ambassador Want War with Iran
They're at it again. It's time for war with Iran, the neocons say.
Jul 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Year of Which Women Again? The Year of Which Women Again?
So it's “the year of the women" in the media again. But again, it's only some.
Jul 8, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Workers Organize at Firestone, Liberia’s ‘State Within a State’ Workers Organize at Firestone, Liberia’s ‘State Within a State’
Workers tapping rubber at the Firestone plantation in Liberia are struggling for better wages and working conditions—and pushing their employer to stop polluting the land and...
Jul 8, 2010 / Nicholas Jahr