Government

Newtown: Home of the Gun Nut Newtown: Home of the Gun Nut

The site of Friday’s massacre is also headquarters for a main gun lobbyist. 

Dec 17, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss

Josh Eidelson: Right-to-Work Laws Are Good for Corporations, Not Workers

Josh Eidelson: Right-to-Work Laws Are Good for Corporations, Not Workers Josh Eidelson: Right-to-Work Laws Are Good for Corporations, Not Workers

Governor Rick Snyder ignored the interests of Michigan workers to please his corporate backers. 

Dec 17, 2012 / Press Room

Occupy the NRA

Occupy the NRA Occupy the NRA

An offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement has responded to the Connecticut massacre, calling for gun control policies that will save lives. 

Dec 17, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

How ALEC Thwarts Honest Debate About Gun Violence

How ALEC Thwarts Honest Debate About Gun Violence How ALEC Thwarts Honest Debate About Gun Violence

The corporate group produces “model” legislation designed to prevent action. Even when mass killings demand it.

Dec 16, 2012 / John Nichols

Does the NRA Represent Gun Manufacturers or Gun Owners?

Does the NRA Represent Gun Manufacturers or Gun Owners? Does the NRA Represent Gun Manufacturers or Gun Owners?

The National Rifle Association has successfully stymied any effort to regulate gun ownership, but whom do they really represent?

Dec 15, 2012 / Lee Fang

Debugging Our Democracy Debugging Our Democracy

Our sticky, rickety ability to govern forces us to incessantly choose policy choices from the bad/dumb end of the solution continuum.

Dec 13, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem Listen to the Fed: Unemployment Is the Real Problem

Ben Bernanke described the persistence of mass joblessness as “a waste of human and economic potential.”

Dec 13, 2012 / William Greider

Lee Fang: The Corporate Cash Behind Michigan’s ‘Right to Work’ Legislation

Lee Fang: The Corporate Cash Behind Michigan’s ‘Right to Work’ Legislation Lee Fang: The Corporate Cash Behind Michigan’s ‘Right to Work’ Legislation

What caused Michigan Governor Rick Snyder’s political 180 on anti-labor legislation?

Dec 13, 2012 / Press Room

Emerging Fiscal Cliff Deal Spares Corporations, but Not the Safety Net

Emerging Fiscal Cliff Deal Spares Corporations, but Not the Safety Net Emerging Fiscal Cliff Deal Spares Corporations, but Not the Safety Net

Is Obama’s preferred deal one that cuts benefits for millions of Americans while sparing corporate America?

Dec 12, 2012 / George Zornick

Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring

Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring Meet Five CEOs Who Prove That Lower Corporate Taxes Don’t Equal More Hiring

It's a key argument made by CEOs pushing for a deal on the fiscal cliff, but it's wrong.

Dec 11, 2012 / George Zornick

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