Political Figures

Crushing Workers in Wisconsin Has National Effects Crushing Workers in Wisconsin Has National Effects

So that's what they mean by from welfare to work. First you go force the poorest Americans into the workforce, then you go after their bargaining power. Wisconsin has long been the...

Feb 24, 2011 / Laura Flanders

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

Home Sweet Wall Street Home Sweet Wall Street

A most dastardly deed occurred last Friday when the Obama administration issued a 29-page policy statement totally abandoning the federal government’s time-honored role in ...

Feb 16, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Obama’s Budget: More Guns, Less Butter Obama’s Budget: More Guns, Less Butter

A budget plan that cuts over 200 federal programs and expands military spending reveals the president's misplaced priorities.

Feb 16, 2011 / Press Room

Will Obama’s Budget Only Benefit the Rich? Will Obama’s Budget Only Benefit the Rich?

Katrina vanden Heuvel on MSNBC Live with Cenk Uygur talks about Obama's 2011 budget.

Feb 15, 2011 / Press Room

Will Obama’s Budget Only Benefit the Rich? Will Obama’s Budget Only Benefit the Rich?

Katrina vanden Heuvel on MSNBC Live with Cenk Uygur talks about Obama's 2011 budget.

Feb 15, 2011 / MSNBC

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

The Obama Budget: Challenging or Appeasing the GOP?

The Obama Budget: Challenging or Appeasing the GOP? The Obama Budget: Challenging or Appeasing the GOP?

Obama's budget rejects the steep cuts advocated by Republicans and his deficit commission. But the president is still playing on the GOP’s turf by emphasizing cuts instead of...

Feb 14, 2011 / Ari Berman

Budget That Cuts Programs for Poor While Upping Pentagon Spending Fails a Moral Test Budget That Cuts Programs for Poor While Upping Pentagon Spending Fails a Moral Test

The president's budget is a compromise document. Republicans say it does not go far enough. But it slashes low-income heating assistance, community programs, higher-ed loans and en...

Feb 14, 2011 / John Nichols

Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzly’ Claws Are Out After Right-Wing Rival Suggests She’s More Into Money Than Ideology Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzly’ Claws Are Out After Right-Wing Rival Suggests She’s More Into Money Than Ideology

She turns down prime invite from Conservative Political Action Conference. Why? A rival suggests she's tends to skip conservative events in favor of paying gigs. And... the claws c...

Feb 12, 2011 / John Nichols

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