Conservatives Should Propose Medicare Elimination Conservatives Should Propose Medicare Elimination
Today's the 44th anniversary of Medicare, the single payer health insurance program that provides care for millions of senior citizens. It is the nightmare come true! Forty-three ...
Jul 30, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Special ‘Let’s Have a Beer’ Edition Special ‘Let’s Have a Beer’ Edition
Wrapup: I did two columns about the Skip Gates affair this week, God help me. The first one is my "Think Again column." It's called "Why Does BarackObama Hate America? (Hint: Bla...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Right-Wing Racism Reaches New Heights Right-Wing Racism Reaches New Heights
Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Lacewell on the latest offensive outbursts directed at Obama. Is it a political strategy or a genuine example of racial prejudice?
Jul 30, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Beer is Nice but Equal Protection’s Better Beer is Nice but Equal Protection’s Better
The National Council of La Raza, a top Latino civil rights group, is taking a shot at RNC chair Michael Steele and several prominent GOP figures for skipping its ongoing an...
Jul 30, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Cures for the Common Cold War: Postwar Polish Poetry Cures for the Common Cold War: Postwar Polish Poetry
Polish poetry has been captive to our most flattering verdicts about history.
Jul 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Benjamin Paloff
Stolen Youth: The Life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin Stolen Youth: The Life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin
The French Revolution as seen from Versailles.
Jul 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ruth Scurr
A Gross Unfairness: The Workings of the Straight State A Gross Unfairness: The Workings of the Straight State
Scrutinizing the machinery of the "straight state."
Jul 29, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Steven Epstein
Unpopular Science Unpopular Science
Intelligent science reporting has been gutted--just when we need it most.
Jul 29, 2009 / Feature / Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum
Our Tattered State Safety Net Our Tattered State Safety Net
The states are in critical need of federal aid to meet basic human needs.
Jul 29, 2009 / Feature / Georgia Levenson Keohane
Terminator Timeline Terminator Timeline
How California got into this mess.
Jul 29, 2009 / Feature / Steve Brodner