(Photo: kalavinka; Edited: JR / TO) Over the past year, I've filed dozens of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests with the FBI, CIA, Department of Defense, …
Thomas Frank. (Photo: New America Foundation / Flickr) Thomas Frank wrote the seminal book on why many middle-class Americans vote against their economic interests in "What's the …
On Wednesday, January 24, the Occupy movement joined the National Prison Divestment Campaign in 13 cities across the country for a nationwide day of action that gave a voice …
Occupy Oakland has captured the nation and even the world's attention at times. But those times have not been for Occupy Oakland's thoughtful direct actions or peaceful marches, but …
The president did something agile and wise the other day. And something quite important to the health of our politics. He reached up and snuffed out what some folks …
Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Virginia State Deligate David Englin talks with Rachel Maddow about the Virginia's invasive anti-abortion bill that will …
Americans’ long-term savings in stocks, bonds, pension, life insurance, and mutual funds total about $30 trillion. But not even 1 percent of these savings touches local small businesses, the …
Grover Norquist. (Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr) A recent lawsuit mounted by former UCLA chancellor Charles Young and former Ninth Circuit Appellate Justice William A. Norris brings …
President Barack Obama is ready to support "reforms" to "strengthen" Social Security, he declared in his State of the Union address. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels thinks we need "repairs" …