Politics

Is DOMA Dead? Is DOMA Dead?

Earlier this week, Eric Holder announced that the Obama administration will no longer defend DOMA. But the bigger news is that the Justice Department says that gays and lesbians de...

Feb 25, 2011 / E.J. Graff

‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill ‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill

Inside the Wisconsin State Capitol, The Nation's John Nichols joins Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to talk about the vote and what it means for protests throughout the countr...

Feb 25, 2011 / Press Room

Is WikiLeaks Driving Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa? Is WikiLeaks Driving Unrest in the Middle East and North Africa?

Media Fix's Greg Mitchell says that though the media may attack WikiLeaks on their editorial pages, many outlets depend on the cables for juicy details about Libya and beyond.

Feb 25, 2011 / Press Room

‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill ‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill

Inside the Wisconsin State Capitol, The Nation's John Nichols joins Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to talk about the vote and what it means for protests throughout the country.

Feb 25, 2011 / Democracy Now!

The Breakdown: Why Aren’t Corporations Paying Their Taxes?

The Breakdown: Why Aren’t Corporations Paying Their Taxes? The Breakdown: Why Aren’t Corporations Paying Their Taxes?

With pressure for deficit reduction mounting on both sides of the aisle, will legislators go after uncollected corporate taxes? Christopher Hayes asks David Cay Johnston why this r...

Feb 25, 2011 / Chris Hayes

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’

The Republican state governors who want to cut funding for schools, universities and public employees are still giving out billions of dollars in tax cuts to big businesses and...

Feb 24, 2011 / Press Room

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’

The Republican state governors who want to cut funding for schools, universities and public employees are still giving out billions of dollars in tax cuts to big businesses and c...

Feb 24, 2011 / MSNBC

Crushing Workers in Wisconsin Has National Effects Crushing Workers in Wisconsin Has National Effects

So that's what they mean by from welfare to work. First you go force the poorest Americans into the workforce, then you go after their bargaining power. Wisconsin has long been the...

Feb 24, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Back to Our Future Back to Our Future

Long before Sarah Palin, pop culture of the 1980s valorized “going rogue.” Americans are still paying the price.

Feb 24, 2011 / David Sirota

Wisconsin: Ground Zero in the Fight for Democracy Wisconsin: Ground Zero in the Fight for Democracy

Gov. Walker's power play isn't about the pay and perks of public employees. It's an attack on basic democratic rights.

Feb 24, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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