The NOW panel examines the record of a true fiscal conservative: former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. While Thatcher's policies helped tame double-digit inflation, they also came with high unemployment. Read More
Equality/Women
‘Ding Dong! The Witch is Dead’ tops U.K. charts after Thatcher’s death
A Facebook campaign by detractors lifts the classic “Wizard of Oz” to top of the pops. Read More
Top Links: The chained CPI debate and the Obama budget’s last dig at Romney
There are a lot of numbers in the newly released White House budget. A lot. But let’s focus on the most contentious one. Read More
McConnell’s Ashley Judd tape shows lack of ‘real moral leadership’
Mother Jones' Washington bureau chief David Corn said the most incriminating moments on tape were McConnell failing to stop his campaign from making below-the-belt attacks. Read More
Equal pay stalled over Paycheck Fairness Act
President Obama committed to renewing the fight for pay equity during his 2013 State of the Union address, saying, "I ask this Congress to declare that women should earn a living equal to their efforts, and finally pass the Paycheck Fairness Act this year." Read More
Even praise to a female politicians’ appearance may hurt her campaign
A new report on news coverage of women candidates’ appearance comes as President Obama, under criticism, apologized last week for calling Kamala Harris, California’s attorney general, the “best-looking attorney general in the country.” Read More
CHART: On ‘Equal Pay Day,’ women still earn less than men
In some states, women still earn less than $0.70 for every $1.00 a man earns on the job. Read More
Women aren’t fighting for equal pay, new study says
A recent iVillage study found only 35% of the 1500 women surveyed have ever asked for a raise. Less than one in five have ever asked for a promotion. Read More
Why caring for children is not just a parent’s job
What I thought was an uncontroversial comment in an MSNBC "Lean Forward" ad--on my desire for Americans to see children as everyone's responsibility--has created a bit of a tempest in the right's teapot. Allow me to double down--and tell me your own stories. Read More
Margaret Thatcher’s complicated legacy
Today, decades after Thatcher left office, if you compare inequality across industrialized nations, England and the U.S. are at the top, also sharing the least amount of social mobility. This is the society that Thatcher and Reagan gave us. Read More
The Company Memo: Tuesday, April 9, 2013
In an effort to counteract to the influential NRA, New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg's group Mayors Against Illegal Guns is implementing a scorecard system for measuring lawmakers' actions on gun control. Read More
Radical ‘heartbeat’ abortion bans aim straight for Roe
Mainstream pro-life activists have a word for the new state laws that ban abortion after six to 12 weeks' gestation. That word is foolhardy. Read More
Margaret Thatcher’s death a conservative rallying call for Texas congressman
Rep. Stockman praises Thatcherism and calls for a "crush liberalism" campaign. Read More
#Click3: The greatest from the world wide web
The All In with Chris Hayes team puts out a daily call to the Twitter and Facebook communities for the “awesomest things” they encountered on the Internet. Read More
Plan B: Court fixes Obama’s morning-after misstep
A federal judge orders the FDA to remove age restrictions on emergency contraception, criticizing the administration for "depriving women of their right to obtain contraceptives without unjustified and burdensome restrictions." Read More
Sorry! Obama apologizes after saying CA official is ‘best looking’
The White House says the president called California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Thursday night to apologize for the "distraction" his comments created. Read More
James Carville suggests Obama may be in trouble with his wife
Democratic strategist James Carville joked that President Obama might be in trouble with his wife and daughters after making comments about California Attorney General Kamala Harris' looks. Read More
Hillary points to ‘unfinished business’ in second public speech
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has some "unfinished business" to tend to, she told a packed crowd at the Newsweek/Daily Beast Women in the World summit Friday--but she didn't say that includes another run for the White House.. Read More
Watch: Woman reopens abortion clinic at site of slain doctor’s center
Rachel Maddow interviews Julie Burkhart who has just reopened a women's health center in Wichita, Kan., that provides abortion services. It is in the same building where George Tiller, who was shot in 2009 by an anti-abortion extremist, practiced. Read More
The awesomest things on the Internet #click3
The All In with Chris Hayes team puts out a daily call to Twitter and Facebook for the “awesomest things” they encountered on the Internet. Read More
