Why Obama Should Appoint Elizabeth Warren to Head the CFPB Why Obama Should Appoint Elizabeth Warren to Head the CFPB
By appointing Warren during a Senate recess, Obama can name the leader best qualified to head the agency and prove he’s willing to stand up to Wall Street.
May 24, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The ‘Paul Ryan for President’ Delusion The ‘Paul Ryan for President’ Delusion
Now that Mitch Daniels is out of the running, the DC-based defenders of budget-busting corporate giveaways have found a new candidate for the GOP nomination: Paul Ryan.
May 24, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank Nation Conversations: Barbara Dudley on Oregon’s Efforts to Create a State Bank
Oregon attempts to follow in North Dakota's footsteps by pushing forward a bill to establish a publicly-owned bank.
May 23, 2011 / Audio / The Nation
Koch Industries’ Tar Sands Pipeline Threatens to Destroy Midwest Aquifer Koch Industries’ Tar Sands Pipeline Threatens to Destroy Midwest Aquifer
Koch Industries stands to profit off of a pipeline that threatens to leak toxins into the Midwest's water supply, and so do our politicians. Tell Hillary Clinton to represent the w...
May 23, 2011 / Video / Brave New Films
Some Thoughts on the IMF, Global Injustice and a Stranger on a Train Some Thoughts on the IMF, Global Injustice and a Stranger on a Train
Her name was Global South. His name was Washington Consensus. But his winning streak was running out and her star was rising.
May 23, 2011 / Rebecca Solnit
Recalling Rick: Group Attempts to Fire Michigan’s Governor Recalling Rick: Group Attempts to Fire Michigan’s Governor
Several thousand people turned out this weekend in Michigan as part of an effort to recall the state's controversial governor.
May 23, 2011 / The Notion / Allison Kilkenny
AFL-CIO’s Rich Trumka on the Post-Wisconsin Game Plan AFL-CIO’s Rich Trumka on the Post-Wisconsin Game Plan
The AFL-CIO president, inspired by developments in Wisconsin and other states fighting battles over labor rights and cuts in public services, wants to change the way labor pra...
May 20, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Breakdown: Are Political Advocacy Donors Evading Taxes? The Breakdown: Are Political Advocacy Donors Evading Taxes?
The IRS is investigating whether five wealthy donors financing political advocacy groups should be paying additional taxes on their contributions. What is this tax, and why hasn't ...
May 19, 2011 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Solving the Euro Crisis Solving the Euro Crisis
The bottom line on bailouts for Greece, Spain, Portugal and Ireland must be help, not punishment.
May 19, 2011 / Editorial / Mark Weisbrot
The Queen Comes to Ireland The Queen Comes to Ireland
The Irish government can bend for a British monarch, it seems, but it cannot apply the same rigid discipline to tax cheats and reckless investors.
May 18, 2011 / Jennifer O’Mahony