Schneiderman: Task Force Will Go After ‘Stuff That Blew Up the Economy’ Schneiderman: Task Force Will Go After ‘Stuff That Blew Up the Economy’
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman promised a tough investigation into the origins of the financial crisis.
Jan 30, 2012 / George Zornick
Censoring Books in Arizona Censoring Books in Arizona
Massive backlash against the Ethnic Studies ban has been slow in coming but could prove politically disastrous for the powers that be.
Jan 30, 2012 / StudentNation / Habiba Alcindor
How Newt Gingrich Crippled Congress How Newt Gingrich Crippled Congress
No single person bears more responsibility for how much Americans hate Congress than Newt Gingrich. Here’s what he did to it.
Jan 30, 2012 / Alex Seitz-Wald
America’s Double Standards for Iran America’s Double Standards for Iran
What if the role of the new US special operations team at work near Iran were reversed?
Jan 30, 2012 / Tom Engelhardt
Rupert Murdoch 2.0! Rupert Murdoch 2.0!
What is the famous media mogul doing on Twitter?
Jan 30, 2012 / Ari Melber
Barney Frank, ‘NYT’ Take Aim at Bloated Pentagon Barney Frank, ‘NYT’ Take Aim at Bloated Pentagon
Four hundred and eighty-seven billion dollars is just a down payment on the cuts needed.
Jan 30, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss
ALEC’s Latest Actions ALEC’s Latest Actions
The American Legislative Exchange Council is pushing its education reform agenda, and its minions in New Hampshire want to disenfranchise Democrats.
Jan 30, 2012 / Ben Adler
Wisconsin Recall More Popular Than GOP Presidential Candidates—Combined Wisconsin Recall More Popular Than GOP Presidential Candidates—Combined
All the votes cast in Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina still don't add up to the number of petition signatures seeking the removal of Scott Walker.
Jan 28, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week: The GOP Primary Sideshow. PLUS: After ‘Citizens United’ This Week: The GOP Primary Sideshow. PLUS: After ‘Citizens United’
This week, GOP primary antics should not distract from the importance of this election. Plus, Jack Abramoff drops by The Nation’s offices, and Greg Kaufmann on “This We...
Jan 28, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Newt vs. Mitt Newt vs. Mitt
How can it be that a party with nearly limitless financial resources has such paltry human resources?
Jan 27, 2012 / Betsy Reed