Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession Melissa Harris-Perry: Black Families Devastated by the Recession
Melissa Harris-Perry explains the political history, and dangers, behind today's widening economic gap between the races.
Jul 12, 2011 / MSNBC
Democracy in Wisconsin: With GOP Campaigning for Fake Democrats, Here Are 4 Scenarios for Today’s Recall Election Primaries Democracy in Wisconsin: With GOP Campaigning for Fake Democrats, Here Are 4 Scenarios for Today’s Recall Election Primaries
The primary voting to choose challengers to six targeted Republican senators is just the start of the process of holding anti-labor Republican Governor Scott Wa...
Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama’s Pivot to Jobs Long Overdue Obama’s Pivot to Jobs Long Overdue
The jobs crisis should be priority number one for the Obama Administration.
Jul 12, 2011 / Ari Berman
Obama’s Bush-League World Obama’s Bush-League World
Is the Obama national security team a pilotless drone?
Jul 12, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Ari Berman: The Public Cares About Jobs, Not the Debt Ceiling Ari Berman: The Public Cares About Jobs, Not the Debt Ceiling
Instead of growing the economy, both political parties have become obsessed with the debt crisis and ignored what the American people really want—jobs.
Jul 12, 2011 / Press Room
Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling? Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling?
Republican presidential candidates say we should not raise the debt ceiling. Have they lost their minds?
Jul 12, 2011 / Ben Adler
Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior
The president has reportedly proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. That's bad fiscal policy, bad economics and bad politics.
Jul 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama Calls Out Bachmann… and Other Irresponsible ‘Professional Politicians’ Obama Calls Out Bachmann… and Other Irresponsible ‘Professional Politicians’
The president has not gotten everything right in the course of the debt ceiling debate. But he was right to call Michele Bachmann out as the irresponsible professional pol that she...
Jul 11, 2011 / John Nichols
Will Eric Cantor’s Financial Backers Allow Him to Kill a Debt Ceiling Increase? Will Eric Cantor’s Financial Backers Allow Him to Kill a Debt Ceiling Increase?
Eric Cantor and his fellow Republicans are so deeply beholden to Wall Street firms that would be damaged in a debt default, that one wonders if their stance is one big bluff....
Jul 11, 2011 / George Zornick
Why I’m Boycotting Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in Arizona Why I’m Boycotting Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game in Arizona
Crowds have asked Commissioner Bud Selig to move the 2011 All-Star Game out of Arizona. He chose not to listen—and now I choose not to watch.
Jul 11, 2011 / Dave Zirin