Politics

Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players

Will the labor dispute between NFL players and owners lead to a lockout?

Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Anti-Life—When It’s a Woman’s Life Anti-Life—When It’s a Woman’s Life

Rep. Joe Pitts has specifically designed a bill to value fetuses over living women.

Mar 4, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner

Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol Judge Orders Protesters to Leave Wisconsin Capitol

John Nichols reports on the situation in Madison and the future of the 14 Senators who left the state to prevent Walker from forcing the bill through the legislature.

Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Then They Came for the Pensions Then They Came for the Pensions

Alter-reviews of French movies and some new tunes, Reed explains the secret war on pensions, and the mail.

Mar 4, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman

The Breakdown: Do Corporations Deserve ‘Personhood’?

The Breakdown: Do Corporations Deserve ‘Personhood’? The Breakdown: Do Corporations Deserve ‘Personhood’?

The Supreme Court recently ruled in FCC v AT&T that corporations cannot claim a right to personal privacy under the Constitution. Will that decision affect past cases that aff...

Mar 4, 2011 / Audio / Chris Hayes

The Gray-Haired White Guys Deciding Your Reproductive Fate The Gray-Haired White Guys Deciding Your Reproductive Fate

On abortion and birth control, it's old men with red-ish neckties versus poor women of color.

Mar 3, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner

The GOP’s Campaign to Keep Women at Home The GOP’s Campaign to Keep Women at Home

Under the guise of deficit reduction, Republicans intend to not only nix family planning services but also steer women away from the workforce with compulsory motherhood.

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

White House at Odds With Obama Supporters Over Wisconsin Protests White House at Odds With Obama Supporters Over Wisconsin Protests

Massive protests in Wisconsin don't fit into the White House's lame plan to "win the future".

Mar 3, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman

So Much for Democracy: Wisconsin GOP Opens Discussion of Expelling Dem Legislators Who Oppose Anti-Union Bill So Much for Democracy: Wisconsin GOP Opens Discussion of Expelling Dem Legislators Who Oppose Anti-Union Bill

Desperate to Governor Scott Walker's proposal to strip public-sector unions of collective-bargaining rights, Republican legislative leader starts talking of expelling Democrats who...

Mar 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

The GOP’s Campaign to Keep Women at Home The GOP’s Campaign to Keep Women at Home

Under the guise of deficit reduction, Republicans intend to not only nix family planning services but also steer women away from the workforce with compulsory motherhood.

Mar 3, 2011 / Audio / Press Room

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