Rupert Murdoch Has Gamed American Politics Every Bit as Thoroughly as Britain’s Rupert Murdoch Has Gamed American Politics Every Bit as Thoroughly as Britain’s
Members of Congress and federal regulators have bowed every bit as deeply before Murdoch as British officials. Don’t just investigate Murdoch's misdeeds, examine those of h...
Jul 16, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week: A Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis. PLUS: Four Major Investigations This Week: A Jobs Crisis, Not a Deficit Crisis. PLUS: Four Major Investigations
This week, gridlock over the debt-crisis is deflecting attention from the real issue—14 million people unemployed. The Murdoch scandle gets worse; contributor D.D. Guttenplan...
Jul 15, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation
When Republicans won complete legislative control of many states last year, ALEC was right there with model legislation to help them push through a radical right-wing agenda.
Jul 15, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
With ALEC Exposed, Common Cause Demands an IRS Audit of Corporate-Funded Group’s Gaming of State Lawmaking With ALEC Exposed, Common Cause Demands an IRS Audit of Corporate-Funded Group’s Gaming of State Lawmaking
Revelations about American Legislative Exchange Council project to link corporate interests with state legislators to impose an agenda that protects polluters, privatizes public ed...
Jul 15, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation How ALEC Is Flooding Statehouses with Pro-Corporate Legislation
When Republicans won complete legislative control of many states last year, ALEC was right there with model legislation to help them push through a radical right-wing agenda.
Jul 15, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show
How States Could Ban Abortion With ‘Roe’ Still Standing How States Could Ban Abortion With ‘Roe’ Still Standing
If the Supreme Court holds outrageously restrictive new abortion laws, abortion will effectively be impossible to obtain in states like Kansas and South Dakota—while technically le...
Jul 14, 2011 / Amanda Marcotte and Jesse Taylor
Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’ Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s Birthday With Arlo and the Radical Version of ‘This Land…’
In Wisconsin, union activists are joining Arlo Guthrie to sing the full version of "This Land Is Your Land" -- including the class-conscious, economic-justice lines.
Jul 14, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Will North America Be the New Middle East? Will North America Be the New Middle East?
It's yes or no for a climate-killing oil pipeline slated to run from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico—and Obama gets to make the call.
Jul 14, 2011 / Bill McKibben
Was Tim Pawlenty Really Popular in Minnesota? Was Tim Pawlenty Really Popular in Minnesota?
Tim Pawlenty says his electoral success in a blue state is his main qualification for the Republican presidential nomination. The only problem? He wasn’t that successful and ...
Jul 14, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
Why Won’t Michele Bachmann Talk About Her Taxpayer-Funded Anti-Gay Therapy Clinics? Why Won’t Michele Bachmann Talk About Her Taxpayer-Funded Anti-Gay Therapy Clinics?
So far, Bachmann has refused to acknowledge the clinics’ activities, raising questions not just about the business but also about Bachmann’s integrity as a candidate.
Jul 13, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room