Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party
The battle for Congress—otherwise known as the 2010 midterm elections—is underway, and it seems that every bill that comes up for a vote is a campaign issue.
Aug 9, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
End of the Tea Party? End of the Tea Party?
The Nation's Ari Melber and Andrew Langer of the Institute for Liberty debate the reason the Tea Party lost to the GOP in three primaries this week.
Aug 6, 2010 / MSNBC
Is the Tea Party Falling Apart? Is the Tea Party Falling Apart?
Melissa Harris-Lacewell talks about the key losses for the Tea Party in the Michigan and Missouri primaries.
Aug 5, 2010 / Countdown
The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics The Right’s New Media Scare Tactics
The right is using the internet and social networking sites to make stuff up about undocumented immigrants. On The Rachel Maddow Show, Melissa Harris-Lacewell asks why the left isn...
Aug 5, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Obama’s Plan for Iraq is the Petraeus-Bush Iraq Plan Obama’s Plan for Iraq is the Petraeus-Bush Iraq Plan
"The idea that Obama is making good on a campaign promise to end the war is playing with words,” says The Nation's Jeremy Scahill.
Aug 3, 2010 / Democracy Now!
Conversation: Charles Komanoff and David Roberts on the Death of the Climate Bill Conversation: Charles Komanoff and David Roberts on the Death of the Climate Bill
The Senate climate bill has been defeated. But does this open a window for us to rally behind better solutions to global warming?
Aug 2, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Big Oil’s Next Stop: The Arctic Big Oil’s Next Stop: The Arctic
Deep water oil spills, shallow water spills, bursting pipelines: there's got to be a safer way to fulfill our energy needs.
Jul 30, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Bernie Sanders: Rally the People Bernie Sanders: Rally the People
Closing the gap between the wealthy and the poor is not as cut-and-dried as Obama paints it to be, but Senator Bernie Sanders has some alternative solutions for the problem.
Jul 30, 2010 / GRITtv
Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law Baseball Fans Rally Against Arizona Immigration Law
The nationwide boycott of the Arizona law has hit the sports arena: demonstrators outside ball parks in cities across the country are demanding that baseball owners move the 2011 A...
Jul 30, 2010 / Democracy Now!
The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power The Unemployed Netroots Are Gaining Power
There are people who have been unemployed for six months and there are some who have been unemployed for 99 months or more. Congress should watch out for the 1.5 million unemployed...
Jul 29, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show