The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World? The Breakdown: How Does US Campaign Finance Stack Up Against the Rest of the World?
Are other countries as vulnerable to the effects of money and private interests in politics as we are in the United States?
Jun 3, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB
Why does the bank lobby and the politicians in its pocket feel so threatened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?
Jun 2, 2011 / The Nation
Does Rihanna Have a Responsibility to Empower Women? Does Rihanna Have a Responsibility to Empower Women?
Rihanna's new music video provides an opportunity to think hard about how and when we should protect our kids from violent, sexual and graphic imagery.
Jun 2, 2011 / MSNBC
Mexico’s Drug War Hits Monterrey—One of the Country’s Major Financial Centers Mexico’s Drug War Hits Monterrey—One of the Country’s Major Financial Centers
The drug war in Mexico has hit affluent, formerly stable cities that were once protected from the violence. The US's role in this? Supplying the weapons and demanding the drugs.
Jun 2, 2011 / WNYC
Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill Record Number of Wisconsin Legislators Face Recall Over Anti-Union Bill
Unlike grassroots efforts to recall Republican state senators over their support for Governor Walker's anti-labor bill, efforts by Republicans to recall Democratic state senators m...
Jun 1, 2011 / The Ed Show
Faced With a Bad Economy, Recent Grads Have to Create Their Own Jobs Faced With a Bad Economy, Recent Grads Have to Create Their Own Jobs
With high unemployment among youth, maybe young people should be thinking about creating their own jobs.
May 31, 2011 / MSNBC
Meet the Millennial Budget Meet the Millennial Budget
The outcome of the budget debate will have a huge impact on future generations, as spending decisions will determine how large of a debt is passed on. Several thousand young people...
May 31, 2011 / The Roosevelt Institute
Three Poems by Ange Mlinko Three Poems by Ange Mlinko
"After Sappho (The Volcano)," "The Children's Museum," "Threading the Q"
May 31, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers? The Breakdown: Can the Government Protect Boeing’s Workers?
Boeing's workers allege that the company unfairly retaliated against them for exercising their statutory right to go on strike and collectively bargain—what can the National Labor ...
May 27, 2011 / Chris Hayes
Wisconsin Heats Up: Judge Shoots Down Walker’s Union-Busting Bill Wisconsin Heats Up: Judge Shoots Down Walker’s Union-Busting Bill
This week, a Wisconsin judge ruled down Gov. Scott Walker’s law that eliminates most collective bargaining rights of state employees.
May 27, 2011 / Democracy Now!