Are We All Black Americans Now? Are We All Black Americans Now?
More and more Americans are learning what it feels like to be unsafe and unprotected. In other words, they're learning what it's like to be black.
Mar 30, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
We Are All Wisconsinites Now We Are All Wisconsinites Now
How can the pro-worker movement born in the streets of Madison be nurtured into a national force?
Mar 17, 2011 / The Editors
Obama Should Be Ashamed of His Budget Obama Should Be Ashamed of His Budget
“This freeze would cut the deficit by more than $400 billion over the next decade, bringing this kind of spending -- domestic discretionary spending -- to its lowest share of...
Feb 16, 2011 / Laura Flanders
John Nichols on America’s Socialist Legacy John Nichols on 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 / Political Affairs
The Tiger Mama Syndrome The Tiger Mama Syndrome
The real dilemma in Amy Chua's book is how to survive in a world in which the slightest nonconformity risks landing you out of a job, a home, a life.
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
The Conservative Class War, Continued The Conservative Class War, Continued
The assault on public employee unions is the next phase of a the forty-year campaign by the rich against the rest of us.
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse Inequality Drives Egyptians to Streets, But Ours Worse
It's amazing what inequality can drive people to, eventually. Just look at Egypt.
Jan 31, 2011 / Laura Flanders
The Breakdown: Why Are We Paid Every Two Weeks? The Breakdown: Why Are We Paid Every Two Weeks?
Are there any practical reasons for a bi-weekly payroll?
Jan 21, 2011 / Chris Hayes
The New Congress and the Coming Class War The New Congress and the Coming Class War
Conservatives today talk up all kinds of values, but they're all subordinated to a single goal: class warfare.
Jan 6, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Breakdown: How Much Will Tax Sweeteners Cost Taxpayers? The Breakdown: How Much Will Tax Sweeteners Cost Taxpayers?
In the media frenzy over Obama's recent tax deal, few have mentioned the host of tax extenders and sweeteners that will end up costing the country billions of dollars.
Dec 20, 2010 / Chris Hayes