Battle of Cairo, Day 16: Workers Join the Revolution Battle of Cairo, Day 16: Workers Join the Revolution
What could become a general strike by Egypt's workers has begun. Parliament building, broadcasting center targeted.
Feb 9, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins The Battle to Desegregate the Washington Redskins
For Bobby Mitchell, integrating the last whites-only football team in the NFL was a greater challenge than most Americans can grasp, and remains part of a period in sports histor...
Feb 9, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act
President Obama wanted to extend PATRIOT Act surveillance authorities for three years. House Republican leaders tried to get him a one-year extension. But the vast majority of Hous...
Feb 9, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP
President wants a longer extension of Patriot Act provisions than House Republicans. He’s wrong. The ACLU is urging Congress to reject any extension until the threats to priv...
Feb 8, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Demand Al Jazeera English Demand Al Jazeera English
Beyond a handful of places across the US, cable viewers can't watch the best television coverage of the Egyptian revolution.
Feb 8, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’? With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’?
Arianna Huffington says HuffPo won't change. Perhaps. But her challenge now is to do what big media aren't very good at: create journalism sufficient to the demands of de...
Feb 7, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey
Both Ronald Reagan and Hubert Humphrey were born in 1911. Reagan said: "If an individual wants to discriminate against Negroes... it is his right to do so.” Humphrey emb...
Feb 6, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama Organizing Adviser Reflects on Arab Pro-Democracy Movement Obama Organizing Adviser Reflects on Arab Pro-Democracy Movement
A leading authority on social movements is encouraged by recent pro-democracy protests in Tunisia and Egypt.
Feb 4, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
The Student Week Ahead The Student Week Ahead
A new weekly series highlighting the best in student events coast to coast.
Feb 4, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
Stand With the People of Egypt Stand With the People of Egypt
Help maintain the morale, material circumstances and staying power of the Egyptian people.
Feb 3, 2011 / Blog / Peter Rothberg