Economy

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

The Breakdown: Do Corporations Deserve ‘Personhood’?

The Breakdown: Do Corporations Deserve ‘Personhood’? The Breakdown: Do Corporations Deserve ‘Personhood’?

The Supreme Court recently ruled in FCC v AT&T that corporations cannot claim a right to personal privacy under the Constitution. Will that decision affect past cases that aff...

Mar 4, 2011 / Audio / Chris Hayes

Fighting Over Crumbs Left from Military Spending Fighting Over Crumbs Left from Military Spending

There's been a joke going around the labor protests.   It goes something like this: A union member, a CEO and a Tea Party member are sitting at a table with 12 cookies...

Mar 3, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

White House at Odds With Obama Supporters Over Wisconsin Protests White House at Odds With Obama Supporters Over Wisconsin Protests

Massive protests in Wisconsin don't fit into the White House's lame plan to "win the future".

Mar 3, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman

So Much for Democracy: Wisconsin GOP Opens Discussion of Expelling Dem Legislators Who Oppose Anti-Union Bill So Much for Democracy: Wisconsin GOP Opens Discussion of Expelling Dem Legislators Who Oppose Anti-Union Bill

Desperate to Governor Scott Walker's proposal to strip public-sector unions of collective-bargaining rights, Republican legislative leader starts talking of expelling Democrats who...

Mar 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Madisonian Democracy Madisonian Democracy

The spirit of democratic protest, so vibrant across the Middle East, has been kindled here in Middle America.

Mar 3, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors

Why Washington Doesn’t Care About Jobs

Why Washington Doesn’t Care About Jobs Why Washington Doesn’t Care About Jobs

For the condo-buying, sushi-eating Beltway elite, the recession is over. For the rest of America—not so much.

Mar 3, 2011 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

Why the Right Attacked Unions, ACORN and Planned Parenthood

Why the Right Attacked Unions, ACORN and Planned Parenthood Why the Right Attacked Unions, ACORN and Planned Parenthood

Progressive service organizations connect real world needs to Beltway advocacy and lobbying. Conservatives fear and loathe that.

Mar 3, 2011 / Editorial / Ilyse Hogue

The Spirit of Wisconsin

The Spirit of Wisconsin The Spirit of Wisconsin

How Scott Walker’s unionbusting spurred a popular uprising.

Mar 3, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols

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