Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It Paul Ryan Aims to Rebrand His Medicare Plan, But Nobody’s Buying It
Paul Ryan says his plan to overhaul Medicare empowers Americans and guarantees coverage options. What it really does is gives the private insurance industry a green light to prey o...
May 18, 2011 / The Ed Show
Should the Public Be Able to See Osama bin Laden’s Death Photos? Should the Public Be Able to See Osama bin Laden’s Death Photos?
If select politicians are going to see the bin Laden death photos, shouldn't others be able to see them too?
May 11, 2011 / The Ed Show
With bin Laden Dead, Will We Keep Trying to Kill Our Way to Peace? With bin Laden Dead, Will We Keep Trying to Kill Our Way to Peace?
Our wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have not helped our national security, Jeremy Scahill says, and the US is actually giving people in Afghanistan a reason to want to fight America...
May 4, 2011 / The Ed Show
Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting Paul Ryan Filibusters His Own Town Hall Meeting
Paul Ryan's GOP plan to address America's fiscal problems is being met with much skepticism and rancor at town hall meetings in Wisconsin.
Apr 28, 2011 / The Ed Show
How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power How Michigan’s ‘Financial Emergency’ Law Is an Abuse of Power
A new law in Michigan gives the governor the ability to unilaterally strip local authorities of their power. Could the law spread to other states?
Apr 19, 2011 / The Ed Show
Social Security and the Deficit Should Not Be in the Same Sentence Social Security and the Deficit Should Not Be in the Same Sentence
Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the political class in Washington's broke and bankrupt debate on the deficit.
Apr 12, 2011 / The Ed Show
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the GOP’s Push for Government Shutdown Katrina vanden Heuvel on the GOP’s Push for Government Shutdown
If the GOP has their way in the budget battles, they'll force a childish and unproductive government shutdown.
Apr 6, 2011 / The Ed Show
Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Extremists Are Using ‘Despicable Politics’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Extremists Are Using ‘Despicable Politics’
Republican fanatics are trying to take the country back to a time when workers had no rights.
Mar 24, 2011 / The Ed Show
Christian Parenti: Fukushima in America? Christian Parenti: Fukushima in America?
America's nuclear power plants are poorly managed and regulated, and it's time they were taken out of commission.
Mar 16, 2011 / The Ed Show
After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts After Disaster in Japan, GOP Pushes For Emergency Services Cuts
If the GOP succeeds in cutting back funding for agencies that regulate building standards and facilitate emergency evacuation, how will the US fare in the next unanticipated disast...
Mar 15, 2011 / The Ed Show