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Unions Are the Core of Progressive Politics in Wisconsin Unions Are the Core of Progressive Politics in Wisconsin

According to John Nichols, the Republicans' efforts to curb workers' rights is about attacking the public sphere and public education.

Feb 22, 2011 / KGO AM810

Elizabeth Warren’s Battle Elizabeth Warren’s Battle

Amid continued Republican and financial sector challenges, Elizabeth Warren reminds us that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's greatest strength is its independence.

Feb 22, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

If Only Washington Had a Brain If Only Washington Had a Brain

There’s a perfectly obvious path toward that Republican goal of $100 billion in cuts: change our thinking about making war.

Feb 17, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

Nation Conversations: Jane McAlevey on Why Unions Are Not the Problem Nation Conversations: Jane McAlevey on Why Unions Are Not the Problem

Instead of giving in to the conservative campaign to demonize organized labor, progressives should push to secure higher benefits for all workers.

Feb 16, 2011 / The Nation

Tension Over Gays and Muslims at CPAC Tension Over Gays and Muslims at CPAC

Sarah Posner reports on homophobia, Islamophobia and presidential hopefuls at the annual conference of conservative activists known as CPAC.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

Why Mubarak Fell Why Mubarak Fell

President Obama, let Egypt be a primer on how to judge the power that can be wielded by mass protest. It might prepare you better for the next round of political upheavals.

Feb 15, 2011 / Michael Schwartz

House GOP Rejects Requirement That Patriot Act Surveillances Be Conducted in Compliance With the Constitution House GOP Rejects Requirement That Patriot Act Surveillances Be Conducted in Compliance With the Constitution

Barely a month after demanding that the Constitution be read into the Congressional Record, House Republicans voted against a motion to that would have protected against Patriot Ac...

Feb 15, 2011 / John Nichols

The Escalating War Against Labor The Escalating War Against Labor

On Ed Schultz's radio show, John Nichols explains that the GOP campaign against unions will be a struggle for America's future.

Feb 14, 2011 / The Ed Schultz Show

Valentine’s Message: Home Is Where the Heart Is Valentine’s Message: Home Is Where the Heart Is

Tenant leaders around the country unite for Valentine's Day demonstrations and direct actions against cuts to Housing and Urban Development programs.

Feb 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Religious War Comes to CPAC Religious War Comes to CPAC

This year’s conservative confab was strained by discord, with gays pitted against the Christian right and Islamophobes battling conservative Muslims.

Feb 14, 2011 / Sarah Posner

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