Ten Things to Start a Movement Ten Things to Start a Movement
Let's use the passion seen in Wisconsin and all over America in the past few months to create a culture of protest here in the US.
May 17, 2011 / The Nation
Lawrence O’Donnell Trumps Pundits Lawrence O’Donnell Trumps Pundits
MSNBC host knows the difference between hype and real politics.
May 17, 2011 / Leslie Savan
As Floodwaters Rage, Rural Areas Are Sacrificed to Spare Louisiana’s Cities As Floodwaters Rage, Rural Areas Are Sacrificed to Spare Louisiana’s Cities
Melissa Harris-Perry says that people in New Orleans need to acknowledge this great sacrifice and work to provide these communities with the health care, housing and education ...
May 17, 2011 / Press Room
SlutWalk Vancouver Rallies Against Victim-Blaming SlutWalk Vancouver Rallies Against Victim-Blaming
Student activists used social media to mobilize thousands of people to bring about SlutWalk, Vancouver.
May 17, 2011 / StudentNation / Joanna Chiu
As Floodwaters Rage, Rural Areas Are Sacrificed to Spare Louisiana’s Cities As Floodwaters Rage, Rural Areas Are Sacrificed to Spare Louisiana’s Cities
Melissa Harris-Perry says that people in New Orleans need to acknowledge this great sacrifice and work to provide these communities with the health care, housing and education th...
May 17, 2011 / MSNBC
Cornel West v. Barack Obama Cornel West v. Barack Obama
Professor West says that Obama has “a certain fear of free black men.” But this is a pissing match—not prophetic witness.
May 17, 2011 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Bitten Once, Obama Is Not Shy About Offshore Oil Drilling Bitten Once, Obama Is Not Shy About Offshore Oil Drilling
President Obama is once again calling for increased offshore oil drilling—despite the fact that key safety issues have yet to be addressed.
May 17, 2011 / George Zornick
Jeremy Scahill: Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Starting a Proxy War Against Iran? Jeremy Scahill: Is Blackwater’s Erik Prince Starting a Proxy War Against Iran?
Blackwater's Erik Prince is building an army of mercenaries for the United Arab Emirates. One that includes no Muslims. What is going on here?
May 17, 2011 / Press Room
Le Scandale DSK Le Scandale DSK
Reeling in the wake of Dominique Strauss-Kahn's arrest on rape charges, the French public has started to ask some soul-searching questions.
May 17, 2011 / Agnès Catherine Poirier
The Real Debt Crisis The Real Debt Crisis
Enrollment at for-profit colleges has surged dramatically in past years. But these institutions often lack accreditation and have dismal records of job placement--and the cost of a...
May 17, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel