Politics

What Are Words Worth?

What Are Words Worth? What Are Words Worth?

Speech is not the only, or even the most powerful, conduit of racial liberation—or racial oppression.

Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Eyes on the Prize Eyes on the Prize

Let's get a grip: the left isn't going to win every 24-hour news cycle. And that shouldn't be our goal.

Sep 2, 2010 / The Editors

Noted. Noted.

Katrina vanden Heuvel endorses Eric Schneiderman's "transformational politics," Ari Berman resports on the GOP's "vulture" capitalist, and John Nichols appreciates the "Palin Effec...

Sep 2, 2010 / Various Contributors

GOP Angry Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech GOP Angry Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech

Jeremy Scahill asks why former President George Bush deserves positive recognition for his contributions to the Iraq War.

Sep 2, 2010 / Press Room

Jeremy Schaill: GOP Is Angry That Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech on Iraq Jeremy Schaill: GOP Is Angry That Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech on Iraq

Jeremy Scahill asks why former President George Bush deserves positive recognition for his contributions to the Iraq War.

Sep 2, 2010 / Countdown

Unhappy Anniversary Unhappy Anniversary

Pet peeves about journalism, the New York Times's new public editor and some responses to "All Apologies."

Sep 2, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Unequal Sacrifice

Unequal Sacrifice Unequal Sacrifice

Why are poorer and less-educated citizens more likely to die in America's wars?

Sep 2, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Andrew J. Bacevich

This Labor Day, No Holiday for Unions

This Labor Day, No Holiday for Unions This Labor Day, No Holiday for Unions

Unions are in trouble. But if only we'd listened to them more often in the past, America wouldn't be in the predicament it's in now.

Sep 1, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule

Ari Melber shares his plan on how to fix Congress—let the majority win.

Sep 1, 2010 / Press Room

Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule

Ari Melber shares his plan on how to fix Congress—let the majority win.

Sep 1, 2010 / MSNBC

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