Iraq Vet Derek McGee: ‘The Most Unlikely Occupier’ Iraq Vet Derek McGee: ‘The Most Unlikely Occupier’
Iraq veteran and former Wall Street banker Derek McGee—now an active participant in the Occupy Movement—said on Countdown with Keith Olbermann that he felt Occupy prote...
Jan 31, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Eric Schneiderman: The Right Man, the Right Moment Eric Schneiderman: The Right Man, the Right Moment
Schneiderman not about to let himself be co-opted for Obama’s re-election bid.
Jan 31, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No Exit in the Persian Gulf? No Exit in the Persian Gulf?
Why closing the Strait of Hormuz could ignite a war and a global depression.
Jan 31, 2012 / Michael T. Klare
How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich How Sheldon Adelson Made Newt Gingrich
If Newt Gingrich does make it into the White House, he will have a “direct and personal debt” to billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
Jan 30, 2012 / Blog / Chris Hayes
This Week in Poverty: State of the Union, State of Florida This Week in Poverty: State of the Union, State of Florida
President Obama fails to mention poverty in his State of the Union address, even though 46 million Americans are living in it.
Jan 27, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Wisconsin ‘John Doe’ Probe: What Did Walker Know? When Did He Know It? Wisconsin ‘John Doe’ Probe: What Did Walker Know? When Did He Know It?
As two more aides to Scott Walker are charged in “John Doe” probe that reveals massive illegal fundraising, the anti-labor governor heads toward a recall election with ...
Jan 26, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama’s Faux Populism Sounds Like Bill Clinton Obama’s Faux Populism Sounds Like Bill Clinton
Betrayal by the “good guys” for whom we have ended up voting has become the norm.
Jan 26, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Wisconsin Rises Up Against Walker Wisconsin Rises Up Against Walker
What does democracy look like? Try a grassroots campaign organized by ordinary citizens to recall their union-busting governor.
Jan 25, 2012 / Editorial / John Nichols
Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls Looking Back at the UFW, a Union With Two Souls
A Q&A with Frank Bardacke, whose new book Trampling Out the Vintage complicates the legend and legacy of Cesar Chavez.
Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Gabriel Thompson
New Hope for New Haven, Connecticut New Hope for New Haven, Connecticut
A progressive labor slate has won a historic legislative victory, overturning the traditional Democratic machine.