Wisconsin GOP Batters Democracy With Sleazy ‘Fake Candidate’ Strategy Wisconsin GOP Batters Democracy With Sleazy ‘Fake Candidate’ Strategy
A plan to run “fake” candidates in districts where Democrats are challenging state senators allied with Governor Scott Walker has stirred a statewide outcry.
Jun 11, 2011 / John Nichols
AIPAC From the Inside, Part II: Regime Change and the Spy Charges AIPAC From the Inside, Part II: Regime Change and the Spy Charges
The second installment of the Keith Weissman interview.
Jun 11, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week: How Would You Change Capitalism? PLUS: On Weinergate: A Debate This Week: How Would You Change Capitalism? PLUS: On Weinergate: A Debate
This week, we ask: how would you change American capitalism? Plus, week 2 of WikiLeaks Haiti coverage.
Jun 10, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
AIPAC From the Inside, Part I: Isolating Iran AIPAC From the Inside, Part I: Isolating Iran
A former AIPAC official, worried that the United States or Israel might attack Iran, decides to speak out.
Jun 10, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Fraud in Fitzwalkerstan: A Legislator is Lying Fraud in Fitzwalkerstan: A Legislator is Lying
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker's allies are pointing fingers of blame at one another as a scheme to run fraudulent candidates comes to light.
Jun 9, 2011 / John Nichols
Enough About You… Enough About You…
Eric on how Fox News is not an actual news operation, and Reed on Washington's Talking Heads moment.
Jun 9, 2011 / Eric Alterman
March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining March on Blair Mountain Honors Labor History, Calls for End to Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining
A five-day march on Blair Mountain seeks to harness the rich labor history of Appalachia to expand a growing movement to end the destruction of Appalachia through mountaintop remov...
Jun 8, 2011 / Peter Rothberg
AFL’s Trumka on Pols Selling Out Workers: ‘I’ve Had a Snootful of This S**t!’ AFL’s Trumka on Pols Selling Out Workers: ‘I’ve Had a Snootful of This S**t!’
“We can’t simply build the power of any political party or any candidate. For too long we’ve been left after the election holding a canceled check and asking some...
Jun 8, 2011 / John Nichols
Senate Report: US Afghan Aid Is Unsustainable Senate Report: US Afghan Aid Is Unsustainable
Maybe you guessed it already, but the billions we're pouring into rebuilding Afghanistan aren't working.
Jun 8, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic Help Fight the HIV/AIDS Super-Epidemic
In many parts of the world, the epidemics of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis have merged together, forming a super-epidemic.
Jun 7, 2011 / Peter Rothberg