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Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine Naomi Klein: Wisconsin’s Shock Doctrine

The GOP is manipulating the current financial situation to push through unpopular policies that would have never gotten them elected.

Mar 9, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Mike Huckabee Is Wrong About Single Mothers Mike Huckabee Is Wrong About Single Mothers

Marriage as an institution might deserve closer scrutiny, Melissa Harris-Perry explains, but people simply making "different decisions" about their own lives deserve ...

Mar 8, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players

Will the labor dispute between NFL players and owners lead to a lockout?

Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol

John Nichols reports on the situation in Madison and the future of the 14 Senators who left the state to prevent Walker from forcing the bill through the legislature.

Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most? Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most?

When President Obama framed an NFL lockout and the possible cancellation of the 2011 season as a quarrel between billionaires and millionaires, he missed the point.

Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

The GOP’s Campaign to Keep Women at Home The GOP’s Campaign to Keep Women at Home

Under the guise of deficit reduction, Republicans intend to not only nix family planning services but also steer women away from the workforce with compulsory motherhood.

Mar 3, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Johann Hari: US Uncut Is Fed Up With Tax Evaders Johann Hari: US Uncut Is Fed Up With Tax Evaders

Johann Hari joins US Uncut's Ryan Clayton to talk about the wave anti-austerity activism in Europe that is now spreading to the US.

Mar 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up With Walker’s Budget Address, Wisconsin Protests Are About to Heat Up

Scott Walker's budget is expected, among other things, to be a huge blow to the public education system in the state.

Mar 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin Michael Moore: A War Against the Middle Class in Wisconsin

Wisconsin's struggle is about more than unions, it's part of a larger campaign against he foundations of the American middle class.

Mar 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Climate Change Deniers Aren’t ‘Skeptics,’ They’re Cranks Climate Change Deniers Aren’t ‘Skeptics,’ They’re Cranks

Climate change is happening and it's dangerous, so at this point, science deniers should have no say in the discussion.

Feb 28, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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