Deepwater Horizon 2.0? Why It Can Happen Again Deepwater Horizon 2.0? Why It Can Happen Again
It's been one year since the worst environmental disaster in US history. What happened to all the tough talk about regulation?
Apr 19, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power
A new law in Michigan gives the governor the ability to unilaterally strip local authorities of their power. Could the law spread to other states?
Apr 19, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show
Pennsylvania’s GOP Governor Lets Gas Industry Have Its Way With Public Parks Pennsylvania’s GOP Governor Lets Gas Industry Have Its Way With Public Parks
Is the nation's best public park system poised to become an enormous gas field?
Apr 19, 2011 / Robert S. Eshelman
How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the GOP's reaction to the S&P's lowering of its outlook on the US federal debt.
Apr 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Obama Needs A Budget to Match His Progressive Ideals Obama Needs A Budget to Match His Progressive Ideals
Why does President Obama continue to let Republicans define the terms of the budget debate?
Apr 19, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit How the GOP Continues to Get it Wrong on the Deficit
Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the GOP's reaction to the S&P's lowering of its outlook on the US federal debt.
Obama vs. Ryan: Who’s Winning the Deficit Debate? Obama vs. Ryan: Who’s Winning the Deficit Debate?
Democrat strategists say that the deficit fight is good for Obama. But by conceding that debt is the biggest problem facing the country, the president is undermining the case for t...
Apr 19, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Is the Tea Party Phenomenon Over? Is the Tea Party Phenomenon Over?
This year, the Tea Party didn't get a big turnout for their Tax Day protests. Has this group that has held so much power over Washington seen its peak?
Apr 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Is The Tea Party Phenomenon Over? Is The Tea Party Phenomenon Over?
This year, the Tea Party didn't get a big turnout for their Tax Day protests. Has this group that has held so much power over Washington seen its peak?
Apr 19, 2011 / Video / The Rachel Maddow Show
Rand Paul’s Right About This: ‘The Military Budget Is Going to Have to Be Cut’ Rand Paul’s Right About This: ‘The Military Budget Is Going to Have to Be Cut’
Unlike Paul Ryan and “deficit hawk” pretenders, Kentucky Republican says Pentagon bloat must be addressed in any serious budget debate.
Apr 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols