How the 1 Percent Get So Rich? (VIDEO) How the 1 Percent Get So Rich? (VIDEO)
Even in an Occupy world, most Americans don’t know exactly how the 1 percent does what it does. The money media haven’t explained it, and the 1 percent likes things t...
Feb 17, 2012 / Laura Flanders
This Week in Poverty: Obama’s Budget, Your Server’s Budget This Week in Poverty: Obama’s Budget, Your Server’s Budget
If Obama wants his actions to match his rhetoric about helping the poor, he needs to show a lot more leadership.
Feb 17, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
The Soul of Mitt Romney The Soul of Mitt Romney
Romney comes off as weak, weird and willing to say anything to be elected. Now, he's starting to seem mean.
Feb 16, 2012 / Leslie Savan
Poll Dancing Poll Dancing
Eric on Richard Thompson and Reed on the flawed history of polling.
Feb 16, 2012 / Eric Alterman
Rich Republicans Say Birth Control Is Cheap Rich Republicans Say Birth Control Is Cheap
Conservative millionaires and billionaires don’t see any need for health insurance to cover birth control when aspirin is cheaply available.
Feb 16, 2012 / Ben Adler
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Women’s Health Is a New Front in the GOP’s War on Obama Katrina vanden Heuvel: Women’s Health Is a New Front in the GOP’s War on Obama
In the Republican frenzy to take down Obama, women and their health have become collateral damage.
Feb 16, 2012 / Press Room
Republican Hearing on Contraception: No Women Allowed Republican Hearing on Contraception: No Women Allowed
Republicans are holding a hearing on contraceptive access this morning, but don’t expect to hear from any women.
Feb 16, 2012 / George Zornick
John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Uprising John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Uprising
Early 2011 was a dark time for the American left, until the Wisconsin protests began.
Feb 16, 2012 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
The .000063 Percent Election The .000063 Percent Election
How the politics of the super-rich became American politics.
Feb 16, 2012 / Ari Berman
Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations Obama in Wisconsin: The Soft Economics of Low Expectations
The president returned to the battleground state of Wisconsin and gave a well-received speech. But he avoided hot-button labor issues and the trade and industrial policies tha...
Feb 16, 2012 / John Nichols