Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring
It's a key argument made by CEOs pushing for a deal on the fiscal cliff, but it's wrong.
Dec 11, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN
Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.
Dec 11, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The True Costs of Empire The True Costs of Empire
Why are US taxpayers still forced to pay billions of dollars for US military bases?
Dec 11, 2012 / David Vine
Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff
If Congress can't reach a deal by New Year's, 2.1 million people will be kicked off unemployment benefits.
Dec 11, 2012 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Bipartisan Adventures of Simpson and Bowles The Bipartisan Adventures of Simpson and Bowles
While the house burns, our heroes deal it out in the name of austerity!
Dec 11, 2012 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
John Boehner Has No Mandate John Boehner Has No Mandate
Boehner acts as if he has a mandate equal to that Obama and Senate Democrats. But Americans gave Democrats a 1.1 million vote majority in the overall House vote.
Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
The Fact-Checker Follies, Continued The Fact-Checker Follies, Continued
Poltifact misses it big by discluding Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comments from its "Lies of the Year" list.
Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Eric Alterman
The GOP’s New Voter Suppression Strategy: Gerrymander the Electoral College The GOP’s New Voter Suppression Strategy: Gerrymander the Electoral College
Republicans are supporting a change to the Electoral College that would’ve put Mitt Romney in the White House.
Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Ari Berman
Tapping E-mail List, Obama Hammers GOP on Taxes and Discharge Tapping E-mail List, Obama Hammers GOP on Taxes and Discharge
The election is over, but President Obama is already tapping his campaign e-mail list to press Republcans into a tax retreat.
Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber
Dear Conservatives: Your Opposition to Family Planning Comes with a Huge Price Tag Dear Conservatives: Your Opposition to Family Planning Comes with a Huge Price Tag
You can save the babies or you can save the budget, but you can’t do both.
Dec 10, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert