Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation? Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation?
The biggest threat to economic recovery—and to President Obama's shot at re-election—is the price of gas. Why is Wall Street still allowed to aggravate the uncertainty ...
Mar 8, 2011 / Chris Hayes
The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators want to arrest and punish Democrats who disagree with them. Walker’s lieutenant says the state’s on the ...
Mar 7, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Tens of Thousands Cheer Michael Moore in Madison: ‘You Have Aroused a Sleeping Giant, Known as the Working People’ Tens of Thousands Cheer Michael Moore in Madison: ‘You Have Aroused a Sleeping Giant, Known as the Working People’
“This movement--we'll call it the ‘Madison Movement’ (after both the town where it was born and the president who wrote our Bill of Rights) is exploding across th...
Mar 5, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players
Will the labor dispute between NFL players and owners lead to a lockout?
Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players
Will the labor dispute between NFL players and owners lead to a lockout?
Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most? Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most?
When President Obama framed an NFL lockout and the possible cancellation of the 2011 season as a quarrel between billionaires and millionaires, he missed the point.
Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol
John Nichols reports on the situation in Madison and the future of the 14 Senators who left the state to prevent Walker from forcing the bill through the legislature.
Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol
John Nichols reports on the situation in Madison and the future of the 14 Senators who left the state to prevent Walker from forcing the bill through the legislature.
Then They Came for the Pensions Then They Came for the Pensions
Alter-reviews of French movies and some new tunes, Reed explains the secret war on pensions, and the mail.
Mar 4, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most? Who Would an NFL Lockout Hurt the Most?
When President Obama framed an NFL lockout and the possible cancellation of the 2011 season as a quarrel between billionaires and millionaires, he missed the point.
Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room