Government

When Whistleblowers Disrupt Transparency

When Whistleblowers Disrupt Transparency When Whistleblowers Disrupt Transparency

Obama would have started an open debate about the NSA's spying programs if Edward Snowden hadn't beaten him to it.

Aug 20, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals

NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals NYC’s Disappearing Neighborhood Hospitals

Since 2000, nineteen hospitals have closed across New York City and protesters are now fighting to stop the twentieth closure.

Aug 19, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican

NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican NRA Board Member Explains Advocacy: Gun Ownership Makes People More Republican

NRA board member Grover Norquist adds a partisan twist to his obsessive gun rights advocacy. 

Aug 15, 2013 / Lee Fang

Domestic Worker Labor Leader: Federal Victory Is in Sight

Domestic Worker Labor Leader: Federal Victory Is in Sight Domestic Worker Labor Leader: Federal Victory Is in Sight

A proposed regulatory change would extend some basic federal protections to long-excluded domestic workers.

Aug 15, 2013 / Josh Eidelson

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The ‘Cruel Hypocrisy’ of the Republican Party

Katrina vanden Heuvel: The ‘Cruel Hypocrisy’ of the Republican Party Katrina vanden Heuvel: The ‘Cruel Hypocrisy’ of the Republican Party

With upcoming elections in 2014, our political system needs deep structural reforms.

Aug 12, 2013 / Press Room

Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure

Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure Protesters Live in a Tent City to Oppose Post Office Closure

As more post offices close around the country, activists in California are stepping up and protesting the continuing privatization.

Aug 12, 2013 / Allison Kilkenny

Same Old ALEC

Same Old ALEC Same Old ALEC

Its annual conference proved that ALEC is still cozy with the NRA—and still pushing the agenda of giant corporations and right-wing ideologues.

Aug 9, 2013 / Micah Uetricht

This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner

This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner This Week in Poverty: The Expert Testimony of Tianna Gaines-Turner

If Congress would choose to listen to people in poverty, rather than just talking about them, this is what they would hear.

Aug 9, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny

Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny Mass Protests Put ALEC Under National Scrutiny

As labor and civil rights groups demonstrate, watchdog groups seek federal and state inquiries.

Aug 9, 2013 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’

Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: House Republicans Are ‘Governing by Sabotage’

Nation editor-in-chief Katrina vanden Heuvel spoke on MSNBC’s NOW with Alex Wagner about the Republican Party’s “suicidal course” and argued that the GOP is...

Aug 7, 2013 / Press Room

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