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Slide Show: America’s Day of Action: US Uncut and Solidarity with Wisconsin

Slide Show: America’s Day of Action: US Uncut and Solidarity with Wisconsin Slide Show: America’s Day of Action: US Uncut and Solidarity with Wisconsin

On Saturday, February 26, progressives carried out a major day of action as protesters from coast to coast joined Wisconsin workers in solidarity against right-wing attacks on unio…

Feb 28, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Stand With Planned Parenthood Stand With Planned Parenthood

Unless the Senate reverses Pence's amendment, this ideological attack on a specific health care provider will eliminate the primary and preventive health care on which millions o...

Feb 28, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Climate Change Deniers Aren’t ‘Skeptics,’ They’re Cranks Climate Change Deniers Aren’t ‘Skeptics,’ They’re Cranks

Climate change is happening and it's dangerous, so at this point, science deniers should have no say in the discussion.

Feb 28, 2011 / Press Room

Cairo in Wisconsin Cairo in Wisconsin

Egypt is a presence in Madison in all sorts of obvious ways, as well as ways harder to put your finger on.

Feb 28, 2011 / Andy Kroll

Fadoua Laroui: The Moroccan Mohamed Bouazizi Fadoua Laroui: The Moroccan Mohamed Bouazizi

A Moroccan single mother has earned the sad distinction of being the first Arab woman to commit political self-immolation.

Feb 27, 2011 / Laila Lalami

US Uncut Hits the Streets

US Uncut Hits the Streets US Uncut Hits the Streets

In its first national day of action, US Uncut rallies outside of Bank of America branches demanding that big banks pay their fair share of taxes.

Feb 26, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny

Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson: Without Collective Bargaining, Workers Face Private Begging Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson: Without Collective Bargaining, Workers Face Private Begging

The fight in Wisconsin, Jackson urges, cannot be about public worker versus private worker: defeating Governor Walker's bill would be a victory for all workers.

Feb 25, 2011 / The Nation

‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill ‘Shame!’ Wisconsin State Assembly Passes Walker’s Anti-Union Bill

Inside the Wisconsin State Capitol, The Nation's John Nichols joins Democracy Now!'s Amy Goodman to talk about the vote and what it means for protests throughout the countr...

Feb 25, 2011 / Press Room

Here Comes US Uncut Here Comes US Uncut

UK Uncut has changed the nature of the debate in Great Britain. Can US Uncut do the same on this side of the pond?

Feb 25, 2011 / Peter Rothberg

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP’s Budgets Use ‘Junk Math’

The Republican state governors who want to cut funding for schools, universities and public employees are still giving out billions of dollars in tax cuts to big businesses and...

Feb 24, 2011 / Press Room

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