Republicans Push the Mississippi Model Republicans Push the Mississippi Model
Looking at an unhappy future shaped by family planning cuts.
Mar 15, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner
After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts
If the GOP succeeds in cutting back funding for agencies that regulate building standards and facilitate emergency evacuation, how will the US fare in the next unanticipated disa...
Mar 15, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts
If the GOP succeeds in cutting back funding for agencies that regulate building standards and facilitate emergency evacuation, how will the US fare in the next unanticipated disast...
Mar 15, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show
How the Tiny Kingdom of Bahrain Strong-Armed the President of the United States How the Tiny Kingdom of Bahrain Strong-Armed the President of the United States
Just how American bullets make their way into Bahraini guns, into weapons used by troops suppressing pro-democracy protesters, opens a wider window into the shadowy relationships b...
Mar 15, 2011 / Nick Turse
Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights Greetings From Fitzwalkerstan: Wisconsin GOP Denies Legislative Democrats Voting Rights
In another blow to democracy, Governor Scott Walker's consigliere, Senate majority leader Scott Fitzgerald, announces plan to deny Democratic state senators the right to have ...
Mar 15, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Warren? Who’s Afraid of Elizabeth Warren?
Conservatives' hyperbolic attacks distort the objectives of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Mar 14, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is the Anti–Birth Control Mob Losing Its Grip on Congress? Is the Anti–Birth Control Mob Losing Its Grip on Congress?
Members of Congress—including some who oppose abortion—are beginning to see recent attempts to defund contraception for what they are: attacks on the American family.
Mar 14, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner
After State Dept. Aide Condemns Abuse of Pvt. Manning, Administration ‘Shoots the Messenger’ After State Dept. Aide Condemns Abuse of Pvt. Manning, Administration ‘Shoots the Messenger’
Assistant Secretary of State P.J. Crowley decries Department of Defense's mistratement of WikiLeaks suspect Pvt. Bradley Manning. Obama sides with Defense Department and Crowley re...
Mar 14, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Undaunted! More Than 100,000 Wisconsinites Rally ‘To Take Our State Back!’ Undaunted! More Than 100,000 Wisconsinites Rally ‘To Take Our State Back!’
Farmers, workers and their supporters, undaunted by Governor Scott Walker's power grabs, converged on Madison to fight for labor rights and the future of their state. They came in ...
Mar 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Should Wisconsin Recall Governor Walker? Should Wisconsin Recall Governor Walker?
The Wisconsin governor's actions throughout the past three weeks have angered the public to the point that many are now pushing for recalling the state's Republican legislators.
Mar 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room