It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party It’s Time to Take on the Grand Old Polluting Party
Obama has asked for an end to massive tax subsidies to oil and gas companies, and even Republican House Speaker John Boehner thought it was a good idea—for a second, that i...
Apr 28, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting
Paul Ryan's GOP plan to address America's fiscal problems is being met with much skepticism and rancor at town hall meetings in Wisconsin.
Apr 28, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Republicans Face a Backlash From Paul Ryan’s Budget Bill Republicans Face a Backlash From Paul Ryan’s Budget Bill
The GOP has come to believe that they were elected to usher in their radical vision of extreme privatization of the welfare state—which they were not.
Apr 27, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden Glenn Beck Thinks a Union Leader Is More Dangerous Than Bin Laden
According to Glenn Beck, SEIU organizer Stephen Lerner is a "mastermind worse than Osama bin Laden."
Apr 27, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs The Koch Brothers: American Oligarchs
The Koch brothers sent out packets advising their employees for whom to vote, giving a sample of the damage that the Citizens United Supreme Court decision is already unleashing ...
Apr 25, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
How Koch Industries Politicizes the Workplace How Koch Industries Politicizes the Workplace
After the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, corporations like Koch Industries are pushing their own political agenda in the workplace.
Apr 22, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Need to Reframe the Deficit Debate
We are in a jobs crisis, not a deficit crisis, and activism groups like US Uncut have taken to the streets to help change this dialogue.
Apr 20, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power
A new law in Michigan gives the governor the ability to unilaterally strip local authorities of their power. Could the law spread to other states?
Apr 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the GOP's reaction to the S&P's lowering of its outlook on the US federal debt.
Apr 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Is the Tea Party Phenomenon Over? Is the Tea Party Phenomenon Over?
This year, the Tea Party didn't get a big turnout for their Tax Day protests. Has this group that has held so much power over Washington seen its peak?
Apr 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room