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
Obama’s Fatal Addiction to Corporate Hustlers Obama’s Fatal Addiction to Corporate Hustlers
During his time at GE, Jeffrey Immelt led the company into a subprime mortgage hole so deep that it needed billions in government cash to get back out. That was before Obama made h...
Mar 30, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Justice for Betty Dukes and the Women of Wal-Mart? Justice for Betty Dukes and the Women of Wal-Mart?
If corporate America and right-wing libertarians get their way, thousands of female Wal-Mart employees will never get the substance of their case heard in court.
Mar 30, 2011 / Liza Featherstone
Fasting to Oppose Budget Cuts Fasting to Oppose Budget Cuts
A group of religious leaders are fasting to oppose Congress's draconian budget cuts that would deprive poor people of food.
Mar 30, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Wisconsin Judge Checks and Balances a Lawless King, er, Governor Wisconsin Judge Checks and Balances a Lawless King, er, Governor
Governor Scott Walker and his Republican allies tried to take the law into their own hands—violating state statutes and the Constitution in their mad rush to take away collec...
Mar 30, 2011 / John Nichols
Big Pharma Strikes Again Big Pharma Strikes Again
Republicans often bemoan what they view as the heavy burden of government regulation. But the absence of such regulation, combined with the prevalence of industry-bought loopholes,...
Mar 29, 2011 / Ari Berman
Fitzwalkerstan’s Attorney General Decides the Law Does Not Apply to Republicans Fitzwalkerstan’s Attorney General Decides the Law Does Not Apply to Republicans
Wisconsin's attorney general, a Republican, protects political allies—including anti-labor Governor Scott Walker—by refusing to uphold rule of law or Constitution.
Mar 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Are There No Standards for Punditry? Are There No Standards for Punditry?
Thanks to cable news, discredited experts and government officials are regularly reborn as trusted authorities.
Mar 29, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nationwide, Students Oppose Budget Cuts Nationwide, Students Oppose Budget Cuts
The student-led movement opposing budget cuts is growing in America.
Mar 29, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
US and UK Uncut: ‘Austerity’ Is Not the Solution US and UK Uncut: ‘Austerity’ Is Not the Solution
As in the UK, there are no revenue problems in the US, just corporations just stealing from their country.
Mar 28, 2011 / Press Room