The Republicans are waging war on the poor in America. And just like the war on women, they want to pretend it doesn`t exist.
But it's real. And millions of the most vulnerable Americans are being targeted.
Eric Cantor is complaining about poor Americans who don't pay income...
(1055) Comments | Posted May 3, 2011 | 12:17 PM
The mastermind of the 9/11 attack, Osama bin Laden, is rotting at the bottom of the Arabian Sea. How's that for change you can believe in?
Before I discuss the president and American exceptionalism, we've got to thank those Navy Seals and those military guys that tirelessly give their all...
(110) Comments | Posted April 5, 2011 | 1:07 PM
On the anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it's appropriate to reflect on the progress this country has made in fighting for worker's rights.
After all, it was exactly 43 years ago yesterday that Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his life fighting for the...
(766) Comments | Posted April 1, 2011 | 12:26 PM
Donald Trump continues to parade himself around the media as if people in this country actually care about his potential candidacy in 2012. I don't think they do. This is a circus and it's fake.
Trump gives public service a bad image. It's not about flash, it's not about...
(1590) Comments | Posted March 23, 2011 | 5:30 PM
The president of the United States, Barack Obama, deserves the benefit of the doubt and our support in his decision to use military force in Libya.
After 10 years in Afghanistan, eight years in Iraq, Americans, I think many of us have war fatigue. I think we all deserve clarity...
(195) Comments | Posted March 9, 2011 | 12:43 PM
The war on working Americans continues at the gas pump, and House Speaker John Boehner is now on the front lines, protecting his Wall Street backers and buddies. As part of our week-long series in conjunction with The Nation magazine, we explained Monday night how Wall Street speculators are jacking...
(1060) Comments | Posted March 4, 2011 | 11:12 AM
Governor Scott Walker has leveled the largest assault on public education in the history of the state of Wisconsin. This is an attack on the middle class and an attack on teachers who are being treated as political tools and pawns. They're bargaining chips in negotiations.
Teachers, who play...
(711) Comments | Posted December 11, 2009 | 3:18 PM
On Thursday, I hosted my MSNBC "Ed Show" from the Kansas City Convention Center. There have been few days in my thirty year broadcasting career that have moved me as much as this experience did. I saw the real America. In the middle of the country, two thousand miles from...
(1817) Comments | Posted April 20, 2012 | 12:03 PM