Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy Melissa Harris-Perry: News Corp. Threatens the Health of Our Media and Our Democracy
Instead of standing up to those in power, News Corp. has fostered cozy relationship with governments on both sides of the Atlantic.
Jul 20, 2011 / MSNBC
Sorry, Elizabeth Warren, Wall Street Said No Sorry, Elizabeth Warren, Wall Street Said No
Obama's gutless decision to abandon Warren comes after the president populated his administration with the very people who created the financial meltdown.
Jul 20, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Bachmann’s Old Church Holds Anti-Catholic Views—Why Isn’t This Hurting Her? Bachmann’s Old Church Holds Anti-Catholic Views—Why Isn’t This Hurting Her?
Michele Bachmann’s former church contends that the pope is the Antichrist. Luckily for her, conservative Catholics and Protestants want to work together.
Jul 20, 2011 / Ben Adler
‘Gang of Six’ Plan? ‘Not So Fast,’ Says Bernie Sanders ‘Gang of Six’ Plan? ‘Not So Fast,’ Says Bernie Sanders
The president and some Republicans like the bipartisan deficit reduction scheme, but Sanders calls it a threat to the safety net and economic fairness.
Jul 19, 2011 / John Nichols
Mike Elk: Labor Is Not One-Size-Fits-All Mike Elk: Labor Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
How are labor activists to negotiate organizing when there are so many practical risks, and often so few tangible rewards associated with the process?
Jul 19, 2011 / The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable?
News Corp. has degraded the political discourse of at least three nations—what will it take to re-establish a free and responsible media?
Jul 19, 2011 / Press Room
New Data: Media’s Economic Coverage Spikes in Response to GOP Threat New Data: Media’s Economic Coverage Spikes in Response to GOP Threat
Why did American press coverage of the US economy just go into overdrive?
Jul 19, 2011 / Ari Melber
Eliminate Co-Pays for Contraception, IOM Report Recommends Eliminate Co-Pays for Contraception, IOM Report Recommends
All FDA-approved contraceptives should be fully covered under the healthcare reform law, a panel finds. Advocates see a win for women's health—and a political win for the Aff...
Jul 19, 2011 / Sharon Lerner
Citizen Murdoch—No Longer Untouchable Citizen Murdoch—No Longer Untouchable
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. has taken out full-page ads in Britain reading, “We are sorry.” “Sorry” is as good an adjective as any to describe the Mur...
Jul 19, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable?
News Corp. has degraded the political discourse of at least three nations—what will it take to re-establish a free and responsible media?
Jul 19, 2011 / Russia Today