The staff of Detroit's largest daily newspaper published a blistering editorial on Sunday, saying Michigan's governor had double-crossed voters by coming out in support of anti-union right-to-work legislation. Read More
‘ED Show’ poll: Will Republicans use the debt ceiling as their next hostage?
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Will Republicans use the debt ceiling as their next hostage? Vote yes or no! Read More
‘ED Show’ playbook: Monday, Dec. 10
President Obama and Speaker Boehner are on a fiscal cliff collision course. Who will blink first? Watch The Ed Show tonight at 8pET on MSNBC! Read More
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‘ED Show’ poll: Will Republicans punish Speaker Boehner for trying to work with the president?
Will Republicans punish Speaker Boehner for trying to work with the president? Yes or no? Vote now! Read More
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‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Dec. 7
Speaker Boehner agrees to play one-on-one with President Obama and guess who's holding all the cards? Watch "The Ed Show" tonight at 8pET on MSNBC! Read More
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Labor leader: Koch brothers are behind Michigan right-to-work law
The day after Michigan's legislature held an abrupt vote on right-to-work legislation, United Auto Workers president Bob King blamed the influence of the Koch brothers and "the extreme right wing." Read More
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Progressive coalition plans nationwide fiscal cliff day of action
The grassroots push for a progressive fiscal cliff deal is heating up. A coalition of labor unions, liberal pressure groups, and community organizations will stage simultaneous rallies and actions on Monday around the country, in an attempt to move the fiscal cliff negotiations to the left. Read More
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Mich. GOP rams through right-to-work law in defiance of labor, Dems
Michigan's GOP-controlled House and Senate approved right-to-work legislation over the loud objections of Democratic legislators and protesters Thursday night. Right-to-work laws, which are on the books in 23 other states, bar unions from automatically deducting union dues from the paychecks of all employees in a bargaining unit. Read More
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‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Dec. 6
One of the most powerful leaders of the Tea Party is cutting and running. Sen. Jim DeMint abruptly resigns. Reaction and analysis tonight at 8pET on The Ed Show on MSNBC! Read More
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After backlash, restaurant company clarifies Obamacare stance
The parent company for Olive Garden and Red Lobster said it would not try to shave healthcare costs by reducing the hours of full-time employees. Read More
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What you didn’t see at the White House Tribal Nations Summit
A tribal leader jokingly calls Obama the "first American Indian president." But there's serious tension between the president's administration and the Native American community. Read More
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Apple to debut made-in-USA line of Macs next year
One of Apple's Mac lines will be manufactured in the United States starting next year, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced in an interview to be aired on the Thursday edition of NBC's Rock Center. Read More
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‘ED Show’ poll: Will radical Republicans ever agree to a tax hike deal?
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‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Dec. 5
President Obama is done playing games. Ed welcomes House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer tonight at 8pET on MSNBC! Read More
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Emerging from its alternate universe, Fox News benches Rove and Morris
Rove and Morris made themselves--and Fox News--look foolish. Now the commentators are off the air. Read More
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Gap between corporate profits and wages grows to post-war record
Republicans tried to demonize President Obama during the election by calling him a socialist, not good for the economy, wrong for America and a big disappointment. But here's the reality! Read More
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Spanish co-op might point the way forward for workers in America
Believe it or not, worker-owned businesses are on the rise in the United States. The Mondragon Cooperative in Spain shows how these business could work together on a much larger scale. Read More
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Cory Booker’s food stamp challenge: Stunt or learning experience?
Beginning on Tuesday of this week, Newark mayor Cory Booker is spending seven days living off of food stamps. Poverty experts and food stamp recipients told MSNBC that the so-called Food Stamp challenge was laudable, but that it wouldn't give the Democratic rising star a true picture of what it means to live off of food assistance. Read More
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Can both parties reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff before the end of the year?
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‘ED Show’ playbook: Tuesday, Dec. 4
There’s breaking news tonight on the fiscal cliff negotiations. Tonight at 8pET on MSNBC, Ed is in Washington with an EXCLUSIVE interview with Nancy Pelosi! Read More
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Why Bob Dole should leave the Republican Party
Dole, who was wounded in WWII, appeared on the Senate floor in a wheelchair, hoping to win support for a U.N. treaty on the rights of the disabled. Read More
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Cooper Union students stage civil disobedience in defense of free higher ed
Students at one of the last tuition free universities in the United States have occupied a student building to protest the administration's "revenue generating" proposals. Read More