Same Old ALEC Same Old ALEC
Its annual conference proved that ALEC is still cozy with the NRA—and still pushing the agenda of giant corporations and right-wing ideologues.
Aug 9, 2013 / Micah Uetricht
The Gums of August: How Angry Town Halls Mesmerize the Media and Distort Debate The Gums of August: How Angry Town Halls Mesmerize the Media and Distort Debate
Eric on a forgotten bit of Chicago musical history; and Reed on what's undemocratic about town halls.
Aug 9, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner
If Congress would choose to listen to people in poverty, rather than just talking about them, this is what they would hear.
Aug 9, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny
As labor and civil rights groups demonstrate, watchdog groups seek federal and state inquiries.
Aug 9, 2013 / John Nichols
The Trojan Horse of the Anti-Choice Movement The Trojan Horse of the Anti-Choice Movement
The fake clinics posing as “crisis pregnancy centers” lie to women and shame them, and are supported by extreme politicians and sometimes even taxpayer dollars.
Aug 9, 2013 / Ilyse Hogue
Bill de Blasio for Mayor Bill de Blasio for Mayor
His candidacy is an opportunity for New Yorkers to reimagine their city in boldly progressive ways.
Aug 8, 2013 / The Editors
Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’
Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel spoke on MSNBC’s NOW with Alex Wagner about the Republican Party’s “suicidal course” and argued that the GOP is...
Aug 7, 2013 / Press Room
ALEC’s Illegal Past? ALEC’s Illegal Past?
Unsurprisingly, the modern American Legislative Exchange Council was born in sin—with a sketchy tax dodge designed to let it front as a “non-political” organizati...
Aug 7, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing Congress Misses an Opportunity to Reverse Sequester Cuts to Housing
A Senate attempt to restore sequester cuts to low-income housing fails—housing assistance trend continues to go from bad to worse.
Aug 7, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill Veto Decision Looms for DC Retail Living Wage Bill
The bill, requiring hourly compensation of $12.50, is a high-profile challenge to Walmart’s business model.
Aug 7, 2013 / Josh Eidelson