Nation in the News

Fighting Back Against Wisconsin’s Anti-Union Attacks Fighting Back Against Wisconsin’s Anti-Union Attacks

John Nichols joins Ed Schultz to talk about Wisconsin's assault on public workers.

Feb 16, 2011 / Press Room

Obama’s Budget: More Guns, Less Butter Obama’s Budget: More Guns, Less Butter

A budget plan that cuts over 200 federal programs and expands military spending reveals the president's misplaced priorities.

Feb 16, 2011 / Press Room

Will Obama’s Budget Only Benefit the Rich? Will Obama’s Budget Only Benefit the Rich?

Katrina vanden Heuvel on MSNBC Live with Cenk Uygur talks about Obama's 2011 budget.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

Wisconsin’s Attack on Public Employees Could Lead to a Nationwide Campaign Wisconsin’s Attack on Public Employees Could Lead to a Nationwide Campaign

A proposed bill to end collective bargaining and slash wages and benefits for nearly all public employees could foreshadow a larger conservative strategy to take down unions.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

Tension Over Gays and Muslims at CPAC Tension Over Gays and Muslims at CPAC

Sarah Posner reports on homophobia, Islamophobia and presidential hopefuls at the annual conference of conservative activists known as CPAC.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

America’s Socialist Legacy America’s Socialist Legacy

 As the right works to portray Obama as a socialist, John Nichols explains how positive socialist ideals have been blacklisted from our political discourse.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining Wendell Berry on the Kentucky Statehouse Sit-in to Stop Mountaintop Mining

A harmful coal extraction technique has sparked a growing movement across the central Appalachian region.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal Challenging the Idea That WikiLeaks Is No Big Deal

Greg Mitchell talks about the ways WikiLeaks is changing our world.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change Remembering the Sports Heroes Who Fought for Change

Dave Zirin asks an all-star panel of thinkers and athletes, if you could have dinner with one person in the history of sports, who would it be? Their answers reflect how our gr...

Feb 11, 2011 / Press Room

Sports and Empowerment Sports and Empowerment

In an all-star panel moderated by Dave Zirin, Michael Eric Dyson, Kevin Blackistone and Bobby Mitchell explore the positive role sports has played for the African American commun...

Feb 10, 2011 / Press Room

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