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BREAKING NEWS: NBAPA Exec. Director Billy Hunter & Milwaukee Buck Keyon Dooling Stand w/ Wisconsin Workers BREAKING NEWS: NBAPA Exec. Director Billy Hunter & Milwaukee Buck Keyon Dooling Stand w/ Wisconsin Workers

Unions across the country are standing with the workers of Wisconsin against the unprecedented attacks by Gov. Scott Walker. Count the National Basketball Association's Player's As...

Feb 25, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Is WikiLeaks Driving Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa? Is WikiLeaks Driving Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa?

Media Fix's Greg Mitchell says that though the media may attack WikiLeaks on their editorial pages, many outlets depend on the cables for juicy details about Libya and beyond.

Feb 25, 2011 / Press Room

John Carlos on the Wisconsin Protests John Carlos on the Wisconsin Protests

When dealing with periods of profound protest, it always makes sense to get the point of view of those who’ve been there before. I spoke to Dr. John Carlos, the 1968 Olympian...

Feb 25, 2011 / Dave Zirin

Is DOMA Dead? Is DOMA Dead?

Earlier this week, Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration will no longer defend DOMA. But the bigger news is that the Justice Department says that gays and lesbians de...

Feb 25, 2011 / E.J. Graff

Is WikiLeaks Driving Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa? Is WikiLeaks Driving Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa?

Media Fix's Greg Mitchell says that though the media may attack WikiLeaks on their editorial pages, many outlets depend on the cables for juicy details about Libya and beyond.

Feb 25, 2011 / Press Room

What’s the Matter With Wisconsin? What’s the Matter With Wisconsin?

Reed takes on the right-wing myths behind the Wisconsin union crackdown and readers react to the NFL labor dispute.

Feb 25, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Back to Our Future Back to Our Future

Long before Sarah Palin, pop culture of the 1980s valorized “going rogue.” Americans are still paying the price.

Feb 24, 2011 / David Sirota

Homeless in Hollywood Homeless in Hollywood

On the night of the 83rd Academy Awards, 82,000 people will be sleeping on the streets of Los Angeles, the nation’s epicenter of homelessness.

Feb 24, 2011 / Richard Pollak

Video: Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello on Union Workers Fighting Back Video: Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello on Union Workers Fighting Back

Morello has experienced first hand how the people of Wisconsin are taking the narrative back from right-wing politicians.

Feb 24, 2011 / GRITtv and The Nation

Jesse Jackson in Wisconsin: Economic Justice Is a Civil Right Jesse Jackson in Wisconsin: Economic Justice Is a Civil Right

From Madison, the civil rights leader explains how the protests of working people in Wisconsin are deeply connected to the struggle for civil rights in America's past and present.

Feb 24, 2011 / GRITtv and The Nation

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