AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite! AFL-CIO: Young Workers Unite!
The AFL-CIO's recent rally on Wall Street was about more than economic inequality, it was part of an ongoing campaign to attract new young members.
Sep 30, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Public Option Rejected As Key Dems Vote “No” Public Option Rejected As Key Dems Vote “No”
The healthcare reform debate – such as it is – has already provided more than enough disappointment for Americans who recognize the need for a thorough reordering of the way i...
Sep 29, 2009 / John Nichols
Democrats Don’t Deliver Healthcare Reform… Again Democrats Don’t Deliver Healthcare Reform… Again
Five Democratic senators on the Senate Finance Committee helped defeat a public option; do they really think that will advance reform--or even their political careers?
Sep 29, 2009 / Adam Howard
Banned Books Week Banned Books Week
I wasn't surprised to read that the American Library Association (ALA) reported at least 513 actual and attempted book bannings in the US in 2008. Here's the list of the ten most ...
Sep 29, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
The Medicare Gravy Train The Medicare Gravy Train
Humana and other insurance industry giants have been fomenting a scare campaign among seniors to keep the industry's wasteful taxpayer subsidy going.
Sep 29, 2009 / Trudy Lieberman
Can the NFL Tackle Homophobia? Can the NFL Tackle Homophobia?
Some National Football League players appear to be turning over a new leaf when it comes to gay rights, but a history of homophobia still haunts the sport.
Sep 29, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Jon Stewart Defends Kids From the GOP Jon Stewart Defends Kids From the GOP
Stewart takes on the crazy conspiracy theories of the right, starting with the recent Fox News coverage of ACORN.
Sep 29, 2009 / The Daily Show
Can the Public Option Be Saved? Can the Public Option Be Saved?
Outside Washington, there is still a sense that a serious debate about healthcare reform is going on. In Washington, there is a good deal of fear among informed and engaged progr...
Sep 29, 2009 / John Nichols
Punch in the Streets, Not in the Suites at G-20 Punch in the Streets, Not in the Suites at G-20
The G20 summit wrapped up in Pittsburgh Friday with pledges but little punch. Except in the streets. On climate change, world leaders vowed "strong action" and...
Sep 29, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Lose the Love/Hate, But Keep the Hope. Lose the Love/Hate, But Keep the Hope.
It seems Eyal and Richard have thrown down the gauntlet with their criticisms of the emotional, irrational, fact-proof fantasies that seem to characterize contemporary politics in ...
Sep 29, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry