Occupy LA Endorsed by City Council Members; Demonstrators Protest at Home of Bank CEO Occupy LA Endorsed by City Council Members; Demonstrators Protest at Home of Bank CEO
Official responses to Occupy Wall Street in LA and NYC have been different—really different.
Oct 5, 2011 / Jon Wiener
American Dream Movement Demands ‘Jobs Not Cuts’ on Capitol Hill American Dream Movement Demands ‘Jobs Not Cuts’ on Capitol Hill
The Congressional Progressive Caucus and the American Dream movement demanded more help for the unemployed at a raucous Washington rally.
Oct 5, 2011 / George Zornick
The Politics of Occupy Wall Street: Bernie Sanders, Progressives, Big Unions Endorse; Obama’s Silent The Politics of Occupy Wall Street: Bernie Sanders, Progressives, Big Unions Endorse; Obama’s Silent
A movement once dismissed is now embraced by Teamsters, MoveOn, key Democrats and even Ron Paul. Obama? Not so much.
Oct 5, 2011 / John Nichols
Occupy Your City Occupy Your City
The #OccupyWallStreet movement against economic injustice is spreading like wildfire.
Oct 5, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
‘If the South Would Have Won’: The NFL and Hank Williams Jr. ‘If the South Would Have Won’: The NFL and Hank Williams Jr.
Hank Williams Jr compared Obama to Hitler. ESPN seemed surprised. We shouldn’t be.
Oct 5, 2011 / Dave Zirin
Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy Nurses’ Prescription for Healing Our Economy
When it comes to a financial transactions tax, European conservatives and American nurses are way ahead of President Obama.
Oct 5, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Don’t Be in the Dark About What You Eat Don’t Be in the Dark About What You Eat
Join me in imploring the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require the labeling of genetically engineered (GE) foods.
Oct 4, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
The (Pre-)Occupied Political Media The (Pre-)Occupied Political Media
Christie won’t run, but the MSM couldn’t stop pleasuring themself over the prospect.
Oct 4, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Obama Denounces New GOP Voting Laws, Says the Justice Department Is Investigating Obama Denounces New GOP Voting Laws, Says the Justice Department Is Investigating
The president calls new GOP voting changes a “big mistake” and instructs the Justice Department to investigate.
Oct 4, 2011 / Ari Berman
New Public Health Report Underscores: Long Live the Condom New Public Health Report Underscores: Long Live the Condom
Injectable hormonal birth control can double a woman's risk of contracting HIV from her partner, even as it prevents pregnancy. Condoms are still the best way to prevent both ...
Oct 4, 2011 / Dana Goldstein