Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business? Are NFL Players in a Battle Against Big Business?
According to Dave Zirin, the ongoing National Football League lockout hearings are all about the owners trying to take advantage of players and fans.
Jun 3, 2011 / Press Room
The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World? The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World?
Are other countries as vulnerable to the effects of money and private interests in politics as we are in the United States?
Jun 3, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Republicans Pass Measure Blocking TSA Unionization Republicans Pass Measure Blocking TSA Unionization
House Republicans passed a bill blocking TSA unionization yesterday, fulfilling a long-held goal.
Jun 3, 2011 / George Zornick
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB
Why does the bank lobby and the politicians in its pocket feel so threatened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
Jun 2, 2011 / The Nation
Seniors Fight Back Against Real-Life Death Panels Seniors Fight Back Against Real-Life Death Panels
Across the country, seniors are fighting back against real-life death panels: cuts to their aid and closures of life-saving facilities.
Jun 2, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren The Bank Lobby Steps Up Its Attack on Elizabeth Warren
The new consumer protection bureau’s mission is to make it easier for consumers to understand financial fine print. So why are bankers so scared?
Jun 1, 2011 / Feature / Ari Berman
WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables WikiLeaks Haiti: The Nation Partners With Haïti Liberté on Release of Secret Haiti Cables
Leaked documents provide an extraordinary glimpse of US maneuvering in Haiti from before the 2004 coup through the devastating 2010 earthquake.
Jun 1, 2011 / The Editors
Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill
Unlike grassroots efforts to recall Republican state senators over their support for Governor Walker's anti-labor bill, efforts by Republicans to recall Democratic state senators m...
Jun 1, 2011 / The Ed Show
A Rambunctious Right Wing, A Silent President and the Debt Ceiling Deal A Rambunctious Right Wing, A Silent President and the Debt Ceiling Deal
President Obama has been strangely silent in the debt ceiling debate, leaving only the increasingly radical demands of the Tea Party to be heard. What's next?
Jun 1, 2011 / George Zornick
Geithner and Goldman, Thick as Thieves Geithner and Goldman, Thick as Thieves
What was Timothy Geithner thinking when he decided to give Goldman Sachs a $30 billion interest-free loan as part of an $80 billion secret float to favored banks?
Jun 1, 2011 / Robert Scheer