‘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
The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons The Obama Doctrine: Drones, Targeted Killings and Secret Prisons
Jeremy Scahill says America has to decide, "are we a country that operates under the rule of law or do we believe we're emperors who can wage war on the world?"
Jul 19, 2011 / Press Room
Soaring Food Prices, Wild Weather and a Planetful of Trouble Soaring Food Prices, Wild Weather and a Planetful of Trouble
From Kyrgyzstan to Kenya, from Libya to Yemen, Syria and even Egypt, violence and upheaval can be traced back to the price of a loaf of bread.
Jul 19, 2011 / Christian Parenti
From Mass Prosperity to Severe Recession in Fifty Years From Mass Prosperity to Severe Recession in Fifty Years
According to Jeff Madrick’s Age of Greed, the US’s plunge into financial crisis began long before the recent round of deregulation and bailouts.
Jul 19, 2011 / Mike Konczal