Would getting rid of the federal deficit be the silver bullet for our ailing economy? Robert Pollin explains why the standard arguments against deficit spending don’t tell the whole truth.
Can the fractious elements of the Republican party—from tea party fanatics to fiscal hawks and the religious right—come together behind a single candidate?
Political analyst Joshua M. Landis explains why the Syrian president’s recent concessions are too little too late for a burgeoning protest movement that’s interested in more than piecemeal reform.
Boeing’s workers allege that the company unfairly retaliated against them for exercising their statutory right to go on strike and collectively bargain—what can the National Labor Relations Board legally do about it?
The IRS is investigating whether five wealthy donors financing political advocacy groups should be paying additional taxes on their contributions. What is this tax, and why hasn’t this been enforced before?
In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, will the US alter its strategy in the ‘War on Terror’? Jeremy Scahill joins Chris Hayes to explain how the death of the Al Qaeda leader will influence US foreign policy.
Political analyst Joshua M. Landis explains why the Syrian president’s recent concessions are too little too late for a burgeoning protest movement that’s interested in more than piecemeal reform.
Years after we were first told that the banks were “too big to fail,” we still seem to be held captive by the same financial system that caused our economic mess in the first place.