Upwards of 125,000 March in Madison, as Activists Rally Nationwide to Back Wisconsin Workers Upwards of 125,000 March in Madison, as Activists Rally Nationwide to Back Wisconsin Workers
Historic rally in Madison draws union member, farmers and small-business owners to protest assault on collective bargaining. Tens of thousands rally nationwide on Saturday.
Feb 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson: Without Collective Bargaining, Workers Face Private Begging Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson: Without Collective Bargaining, Workers Face Private Begging
The fight in Wisconsin, Jackson urges, cannot be about public worker versus private worker: defeating Governor Walker's bill would be a victory for all workers.
Feb 25, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill ‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill
Inside the Wisconsin State Capitol, The Nation's John Nichols joins Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to talk about the vote and what it means for protests throughout the countr...
Feb 25, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill ‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill
Inside the Wisconsin State Capitol, The Nation's John Nichols joins Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to talk about the vote and what it means for protests throughout the country.
Feb 25, 2011 / Video / Democracy Now!
The Breakdown: Why Aren’t Corporations Paying Their Taxes? The Breakdown: Why Aren’t Corporations Paying Their Taxes?
With pressure for deficit reduction mounting on both sides of the aisle, will legislators go after uncollected corporate taxes? Christopher Hayes asks David Cay Johnston why this r...
Feb 25, 2011 / Audio / Chris Hayes
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 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’
The Republican state governors who want to cut funding for schools, universities and public employees are still giving out billions of dollars in tax cuts to big businesses and...
Feb 24, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’
The Republican state governors who want to cut funding for schools, universities and public employees are still giving out billions of dollars in tax cuts to big businesses and c...
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 / Video / GRITtv and The Nation