Pledge to Save Journalism Pledge to Save Journalism
All that guff you're hearing about the importance of public service reporting that's insulated from the influence of corporate advertisers? It's not guff -- as ABC TV affiliates in...
Feb 10, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
When Snow Melts: Vancouver’s Olympic Crackdown When Snow Melts: Vancouver’s Olympic Crackdown
News Flash: Winter Olympic officials in tropical Vancouver have been forced to import snow - on the public dime - to make sure that the 2010 games proceed as planned. This use of t...
Feb 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Who Dat? Dat’s the Super Bowl Champs! Who Dat? Dat’s the Super Bowl Champs!
The New Orleans Saints won Super Bowl 44. I can't believe I'm even typing the words. Five years ago this was the team considered most likely to be moved to Los Angeles. Four and a ...
Feb 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget
What effect will the reduction in troops in Iraq that Obama has promised have on defense spending?
Feb 5, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships The (Il)legality of Unpaid Internships
Not being paid for work is illegal, so why aren’t unpaid internships?
Feb 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter
Working America’s Unwanted Jobs Working America’s Unwanted Jobs
Gabriel Thompson's book Working in the Shadows reveals what working like an immigrant in America is really like.
Volcker Rules Volcker Rules
Obama's endorsement of what he calls the 'Volcker Rule' for once puts him squarely on the side of ordinary Americans as opposed to the banking bandits who have so thoroughly fleece...
Feb 3, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer
Free Speech for People Free Speech for People
My colleague and friend John Nichols' new post appropriately lauds Rep. Donna Edwards' proposed legislation to redress the damage done by the Supreme Court in its decision in the ...
Feb 2, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
The Scoop on Koop’s Healthcare Lies The Scoop on Koop’s Healthcare Lies
When I first saw this spot on TV, I thought, uh-oh, (another) final nail in the coffin of healthcare reform. The bow tie, the Captain Ahab beard, the one eyebrow preaching from h...
Feb 2, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Groundhog’s Day Budgeting: Again, Obama Underfunds Job Growth Groundhog’s Day Budgeting: Again, Obama Underfunds Job Growth
The 2009 stimulus bill that was supposed to spur job creation at a sufficient rate to prevent double-digit unemployment might have done so if it had been approved at the level and ...
Feb 1, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols