Today in Poverty: GOP Leadership and Violence Against Native Women Today in Poverty: GOP Leadership and Violence Against Native Women
Conservatives in Congress continue to block the Violence Against Women Act, denying vital protections for Native American women.
Dec 12, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Thousands Descend on Michigan Capitol to Protest Anti-Worker Bills Thousands Descend on Michigan Capitol to Protest Anti-Worker Bills
A very real ideological battle is being waged between labor and the forces that wish to destroy the power of collective bargaining.
Dec 12, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Michigan Adopts the ALEC Model for Diminishing Democracy Michigan Adopts the ALEC Model for Diminishing Democracy
A “right to work” law isn’t about economic development or “freedom.” It’s about increasing the power of corporations.
Dec 12, 2012 / John Nichols
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
The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN The GOP’s Absurd Fear of All Things UN
Congress has struck down an international treaty to protect the rights of people with disabilities, thanks to Rick Santorum and his band of UN-bashers.
Dec 11, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The True Costs of Empire The True Costs of Empire
Why are US taxpayers still forced to pay billions of dollars for US military bases?
Dec 11, 2012 / David Vine
Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff
If Congress can't reach a deal by New Year's, 2.1 million people will be kicked off unemployment benefits.
Dec 11, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Bipartisan Adventures of Simpson and Bowles The Bipartisan Adventures of Simpson and Bowles
While the house burns, our heroes deal it out in the name of austerity!
Dec 11, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
John Boehner Has No Mandate John Boehner Has No Mandate
Boehner acts as if he has a mandate equal to that Obama and Senate Democrats. But Americans gave Democrats a 1.1 million vote majority in the overall House vote.
Dec 10, 2012 / John Nichols
The Fact-Checker Follies, Continued The Fact-Checker Follies, Continued
Poltifact misses it big by discluding Mitt Romney's "47 percent" comments from its "Lies of the Year" list.
Dec 10, 2012 / Eric Alterman