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VIDEO: GOP Senators Give Impassioned Speeches for Campaign Disclosure—Ten Years Ago VIDEO: GOP Senators Give Impassioned Speeches for Campaign Disclosure—Ten Years Ago

The party has changed drastically in the past decade, and now the GOP and its allies are now vowing to defeat the DISCLOSE Act by any means necessary.

Jul 17, 2012 / Lee Fang

Chris Hayes: How the Powerful Rig the System, From Penn State to Wall Street Chris Hayes: How the Powerful Rig the System, From Penn State to Wall Street

Protection of the elites by the elites has compromised our most important institutions. 

Jul 17, 2012 / Press Room

Nurses Union Will Keep Fighting for Medicare for All Nurses Union Will Keep Fighting for Medicare for All

Let’s acknowledge that the Supreme Court’s decision on the Affordable Care Act is a good thing without pretending that our nation’s healthcare crisis is over.

Jul 17, 2012 / RoseAnn DeMoro

Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?

Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US? Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?

The head of the Bank of England now says bankers’ lies about interest rates “meet my definition of fraud.” Will US officials finally crack down?

Jul 17, 2012 / John Nichols

Unleashing the Power of Real Girls

Unleashing the Power of Real Girls Unleashing the Power of Real Girls

The success of a 14-year-old’s crusade against Photoshopping points toward a generation of young women armed with the right tools for real change.  

Jul 17, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Incredible Thinness of John McCain’s Opposition to the Disclose Act The Incredible Thinness of John McCain’s Opposition to the Disclose Act

Why can't the maverick from Arizona clearly explain why he opposes the latest campaign finance reform?

Jul 17, 2012 / George Zornick

If States Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion, Over 4 Million Women Could Remain Uninsured If States Opt Out of Medicaid Expansion, Over 4 Million Women Could Remain Uninsured

Low-income women were expected to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Now that’s at risk.

Jul 17, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Boy Scouts Reaffirm Discrimination Against Gays Boy Scouts Reaffirm Discrimination Against Gays

Call for an end to blatant discrimination in an organization that has an enormous influence on the lives of many children.

Jul 17, 2012 / Peter Rothberg

Why Won’t Congress Investigate the Sex Abuse Scandal at Lackland Air Force Base?

Why Won’t Congress Investigate the Sex Abuse Scandal at Lackland Air Force Base? Why Won’t Congress Investigate the Sex Abuse Scandal at Lackland Air Force Base?

Twelve of the base's instructors have been accused of sexual assault, with thirty-one female trainees identified as victims.

Jul 17, 2012 / Soumya Karlamangla

Occupy Hong Kong May Be in Its Last Days Occupy Hong Kong May Be in Its Last Days

Long after the Occupy camps at Zuccotti Park in Manhatttan and St. Paul's Cathedral and Finsbury Park in London were evicted or decamped, an encampment in an unlikely location stil...

Jul 17, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

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