Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education Chile’s Students Strike for Free and Public Education
Chilean students are no longer willing to accept mountains of debt to gain an education, and they have taken over campuses to fight for greater access to the country's universities...
Aug 18, 2011 / The Nation and Brittany Peterson
The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections The Last of Wisconsin’s Recall Elections
After a summer of outside money and fake candidates, Wisconsin's historic recall elections are finally over.
Aug 17, 2011 / The Ed Show
How Did Michele Bachmann Win the Iowa Straw Poll? How Did Michele Bachmann Win the Iowa Straw Poll?
Originally seen as a long-shot candidate, Bachmann's ability to successfully fuse the small government, anti-tax rhetoric of the Tea Party with the ideology of the religious right ...
Aug 15, 2011 / Democracy Now!
Nation Conversations: George Zornick and Robert Pollin: Why Do Ratings Agencies Matter? Nation Conversations: George Zornick and Robert Pollin: Why Do Ratings Agencies Matter?
Why did Standard & Poor's take the seemingly radical step of downgrading the US government's credit rating, and how do ratings agencies wield such power in the first place?
Aug 12, 2011 / The Nation
In Wisconsin, Did Democratic Strategists Tell Candidates to ‘Soften’ Their Pro-Labor Message? In Wisconsin, Did Democratic Strategists Tell Candidates to ‘Soften’ Their Pro-Labor Message?
John Nichols discusses the Wisconsin recall elections and why Democrats and President Obama have shied away from pro-labor positions.
Aug 12, 2011 / MSNBC
Ari Berman: The Not-So-Super Committee Ari Berman: The Not-So-Super Committee
Nancy Pelosi's additions to the Super Committee finalizes the group of twelve congresspersons tasked with deciding how to cut $1.2 trillion dollars from the federal budget.
Aug 12, 2011 / Countdown
How Will Religion Influence the 2012 Presidential Race? How Will Religion Influence the 2012 Presidential Race?
Why is religion featuring so prominently in the Republican presidential race? What happened to jobs?
Aug 11, 2011 / MSNBC
GOP Works to Block Obama’s Recess Appointments GOP Works to Block Obama’s Recess Appointments
Congress is technically on recess—but the Republican Congress is still holding symbolic meetings to prevent Obama's recess appointments.
Aug 11, 2011 / MSNBC
As Go Unions, So Goes The Middle Class As Go Unions, So Goes The Middle Class
The fate of America's unions and the fate of our middle class are inextricably intertwined.
Aug 10, 2011 / The Rachel Maddow Show
John Nichols: Wisconsin May Now Have a Pro-Labor Senate Majority John Nichols: Wisconsin May Now Have a Pro-Labor Senate Majority
John Nichols explains why last night's recall elections in Wisconsin were a victory for progressives.
Aug 10, 2011 / Democracy Now!