Society

Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch Sky Falls on Rupert Murdoch

As stunning revelations break daily in the hacking scandal, Rupert and James Murdoch withdraw News Corporation’s bid for BSkyB. But the inquiry into Murdoch’s para-corp...

Jul 13, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan

‘The Nation’ Takes on Rupert Murdoch ‘The Nation’ Takes on Rupert Murdoch

Highlights from over three decades of Nation coverage of Murdoch and his global empire.

Jul 13, 2011 / The Nation

ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare

ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare ALEC Exposed: Sabotaging Healthcare

To a former health insurance executive, ALEC's fight against “Obamacare” looks familiar—and straight out of the corporate playbook.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / Wendell Potter

ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools

ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools ALEC Exposed: Starving Public Schools

Aggressively pushing voucher programs, ALEC is calling on states to “transform the system, don't tweak it" in a large-scale assault on public education.

Jul 12, 2011 / Feature / Julie Underwood

Why Did the Clinton Foundation Fund Dangerous, Unhealthy Trailers in Haiti? Why Did the Clinton Foundation Fund Dangerous, Unhealthy Trailers in Haiti?

In the wake of Haiti's devastating earthquake last year, the Clinton Foundation funded the construction of hundreds of highly toxic, moldy, searingly hot emergency shelter trailers...

Jul 12, 2011 / Press Room

Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession

Melissa Harris-Perry explains the political history, and dangers, behind today's widening economic gap between the races.

Jul 12, 2011 / Press Room

Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession

Melissa Harris-Perry explains the political history, and dangers, behind today's widening economic gap between the races.

Jul 12, 2011 / MSNBC

Why I’m Boycotting Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in Arizona Why I’m Boycotting Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in Arizona

Crowds have asked Commissioner Bud Selig to move the 2011 All-Star Game out of Arizona. He chose not to listen—and now I choose not to watch.

Jul 11, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Is Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire About to Collapse? Is Rupert Murdoch’s Media Empire About to Collapse?

The Nation's John Nichols joins The Last Word to explain the history of Murdoch's extreme influence over British politics and also how this translates to who is—and who isn't...

Jul 11, 2011 / Press Room

Does Ann Coulter Really Believe the US Bombed Egypt? Does Ann Coulter Really Believe the US Bombed Egypt?

On HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Chris Hayes responds to Ann Coulter's foreign policy misconceptions.

Jul 11, 2011 / HBO

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