Politics

The Hidden Casualty of the Debt Deal The Hidden Casualty of the Debt Deal

When Congress, the president and the media run roughshod over popular will and citizen action, small-d democracy pays the price.

Aug 3, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue

How the Koch Brothers Are Blocking the Vote in Wisconsin How the Koch Brothers Are Blocking the Vote in Wisconsin

Once again, the Koch Brothers are pouring money into a campaign to keep Wisconsin Democrats from voting in the recall elections.

Aug 3, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

How the Koch Brothers Are Blocking the Vote in Wisconsin How the Koch Brothers Are Blocking the Vote in Wisconsin

Once again, the Koch Brothers are pouring money into a campaign to keep Wisconsin Democrats from voting in the recall elections.

Aug 3, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show

Koch Brothers Group Games Wisconsin Recalls Koch Brothers Group Games Wisconsin Recalls

Americans for Prosperity just sent misleading information about voting to thousands of Wisconsinites.

Aug 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

The Recovery Is Dead, Long Live the Recovery The Recovery Is Dead, Long Live the Recovery

The die has been cast. Obama’s deal to raise the debt ceiling is a disaster in the making.

Aug 3, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Senate Approves Debt Deal, as Palin Declares Tea Party ‘Victory’

Senate Approves Debt Deal, as Palin Declares Tea Party ‘Victory’ Senate Approves Debt Deal, as Palin Declares Tea Party ‘Victory’

A Democratic Senate endorses a plan that Bernie Sanders warns risks “devastating cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid...”

Aug 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Melissa Harris-Perry: Voters Are Crying Out for Economic Recovery Melissa Harris-Perry: Voters Are Crying Out for Economic Recovery

Melissa Harris-Perry argues that the debt deal will only make it more difficult for the federal government to foster the economic recovery the American people so desperately want.

Aug 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Debt Deal Exposes America’s Democratic Deficit

The political and economic elite are drifting further and further away from the rest of the country.

Aug 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Melissa Harris-Perry: Voters Are Crying Out for Economic Recovery Melissa Harris-Perry: Voters Are Crying Out for Economic Recovery

Melissa Harris-Perry argues that the debt deal will only make it more difficult for the federal government to foster the economic recovery the American people so desperately want.

Aug 2, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

Meet Erick Erickson, the New-Media Rush Limbaugh Meet Erick Erickson, the New-Media Rush Limbaugh

Although unknown to many liberals, Red State’s Erick Erickson is an exemplar of the new right-wing media activists pushing the GOP to extremes. 

Aug 2, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler

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