September 6, 1901: President William McKinley Is Shot by an Anarchist in Buffalo September 6, 1901: President William McKinley Is Shot by an Anarchist in Buffalo
“The anarchist…proved that the most powerful ruler on earth, though styled a republican and chosen by universal suffrage, was no more exempt than any crowned head from the peril of...
Sep 6, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Scott Walker Is Trying to Save His Failing Campaign by Bashing Unions Scott Walker Is Trying to Save His Failing Campaign by Bashing Unions
The Republican candidate’s backers plan to spend as much as $16 million on an anti-labor ad campaign. But it won’t work.
Sep 4, 2015 / John Nichols
New Orleans: Reflections on the Week That Was New Orleans: Reflections on the Week That Was
On the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, residents reflect on the changes of the last decade.
Sep 4, 2015 / Roberta Brandes Gratz
The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now The Iran Deal Survives Congress—for Now
Obama wins the first round with AIPAC. Here’s what's coming next.
Sep 4, 2015 / Ali Gharib
September 4, 1958: Arkansas Governor Calls Out the National Guard to Prevent Public School Integration September 4, 1958: Arkansas Governor Calls Out the National Guard to Prevent Public School Integration
“State defiance of federal authority may not be tolerated. This would no longer be state sovereignty but state anarchy.”
Sep 4, 2015 / Richard Kreitner
Is There Room for Biden in the Democratic Field? Is There Room for Biden in the Democratic Field?
Katrina vanden Heuvel joins the Ed Schultz Podcast.
Sep 3, 2015 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime No, Protests Against Police Brutality Are Not Increasing Crime
And those who say so are practicing bad journalism and worse science.
Sep 3, 2015 / Alex S. Vitale
Stadiums Ruin Neighborhoods Stadiums Ruin Neighborhoods
But for the first time in 60 years, a sports megastructure will not dominate Atlanta’s skyline south of Downtown. Can activists help make the area livable again?
Sep 3, 2015 / Daniel Judt
Age of the Unicorn: How the Fed Tried to Fix the Recession, and Created the Tech Bubble Age of the Unicorn: How the Fed Tried to Fix the Recession, and Created the Tech Bubble
The number of “unicorn” tech companies is increasing dramatically—but the bubble will burst eventually.
Sep 3, 2015 / Doug Henwood
Fossil-Fuel Executives Are Making Obscene Amounts of Money for Wrecking the Planet—and Their Own Companies Fossil-Fuel Executives Are Making Obscene Amounts of Money for Wrecking the Planet—and Their Own Companies
The kings of Big Coal are making off with millions, while their industry collapses.
Sep 2, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter