Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule Melber on Why the Majority Should Rule
Ari Melber shares his plan on how to fix Congress—let the majority win.
Sep 1, 2010 / MSNBC
The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe? The Breakdown: Is Offshore Drilling Ever Safe?
Is BP unique in its ability to create catastrophe? On this week's episode of The Breakdown, Chris Hayes asks Greenpeace's Kert Davies whether the entire practice of offshore oil dr...
Aug 27, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Spike Lee Charts New Orleans’ Struggle Against Hurricanes, Neglect and Oil Spike Lee Charts New Orleans’ Struggle Against Hurricanes, Neglect and Oil
Spike Lee follows up his 2006 masterpiece on post-Hurricane Katrina destruction.
Aug 26, 2010 / HBO
Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm Slide Show: Reconstructing the Story of the Storm
Editor’s note: To mark the sixth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we are presenting once again this slide show of images and recollections, first published on August 26, 201…
Aug 26, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The ...
Aug 26, 2010 / Frontline
The Breakdown: What Is the True Cost of Gas? The Breakdown: What Is the True Cost of Gas?
Imagine that the cost you pay at the pump reflected not only the cost of gas without all of the government tax breaks and subsidies to the oil industry but also the political, heal...
Aug 20, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Commentary: Robin Templeton on ‘Anchor Baby’ Baiting Commentary: Robin Templeton on ‘Anchor Baby’ Baiting
Any semblance of serious deliberation on immigration in Washington has degenerated into a racially charged assault on the children of undocumented immigrants.
Aug 19, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Conversation: Kai Wright & Tony Romano on Public Housing Access Conversation: Kai Wright & Tony Romano on Public Housing Access
Thirty thousand people showed up outside of Atlanta in search of Section 8 housing vouchers last week; 62 vouchers were available. It's a powerful reminder that the recession is ...
Aug 19, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Socializing Debt in Sports, While Privatizing Profit Socializing Debt in Sports, While Privatizing Profit
It's not about the $6 hot dogs, the $9 beers or the tickets you have to get a loan for. It's about insane amount of tax dollars and corporate welfare that goes into American sports...
Aug 19, 2010 / Press Room
Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction Rod Blagojevich, ‘Bumbling Crook,’ Gets Off With Only One Conviction
Rod Blagojevich's trial verdict showed that the line between criminal corruption and the base line corruption continues to blur.
Aug 18, 2010 / Press Room