President Barack Obama begins his second term with a progressive barn burner! Tonight on “The Ed Show” live from Washington, complete coverage of the 57th presidential inauguration or as Fox News called it, “the most depressing day of the year.” Read More
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s last campaign
12:56 PM on 1/21/2013
Nearly every product of the American education system knows about Selma, Alabama and the Birmingham campaign. But the 1968 Memphis sanitation workers strike plays, at best, a tertiary role in the popular narrative of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy—this despite the fact that it was his last campaign, the battle which cost him his life. Read More
‘ED Show’ poll: Do Republicans finally realize the consequences of holding the economy hostage?
7:42 PM on 1/18/2013
Yes or no? Vote now! Read More
‘ED Show’ playbook: Friday, Jan. 18
7:21 PM on 1/18/2013
Eric Cantor proposes a three-month deal on the debt ceiling, but some Democrats are calling it a trap. That's tonight at 8p/11pET on “The Ed Show” on MSNBC! Read More
Chicago Teachers Union president on ‘fighting with the bosses’ tools’
5:18 PM on 1/18/2013
For the left, nothing really beats traditional social movement organizing. Read More
We are the 92%: Americans overwhelmingly support background checks for gun sales
4:18 PM on 1/18/2013
Congress appears to be completely out of touch on one of the most popular pieces of gun legislation they could pass. Read More
Chicago legislature cracks down on wage theft
1:42 PM on 1/18/2013
A new city ordinance gives Chicago the ability to revoke the business licenses of wage theft offenders. Read More
‘ED Show’ poll: Will Republican leadership denounce the extreme rhetoric on guns?
7:53 PM on 1/17/2013
Yes or no? Vote now! Read More
‘ED Show’ playbook: Thursday, Jan. 17
7:37 PM on 1/17/2013
There’s either a major hoax, major lies or both, going on at Notre Dame. Ed will tackle the Manti Te'o story tonight at 8p/11pET on “The Ed Show." Read More
Newtown superintendent: Arming teachers is ‘not even logical’
5:48 PM on 1/17/2013
Newtown's Superintendent answers, in detail, the question of whether a "good guy with a gun" would have stopped Adam Lanza. Read More
Michelle Obama celebrates birthday with new Twitter account, new bangs
5:23 PM on 1/17/2013
First Lady Michelle Obama celebrated her 49th birthday Thursday with a new Twitter account and a new hairstyle! Read More
Torture and the mask of moral ambiguity
3:54 PM on 1/17/2013
Torture is not "complicated" or "morally ambiguous." It's torture. Read More
Manufacturing returns to the United States, minus unions
12:41 PM on 1/17/2013
America is producing new manufacturing jobs, but they're not like the jobs of yore. Read More
Even Lance Armstrong’s money can’t help the Postal Service
10:11 PM on 1/16/2013
$30 Million dollars of Lance Armstrong's money can't save the U.S. Postal service. Read More
‘ED Show’ poll: Will you vote for anyone who doesn’t support the president’s gun safety proposals?
7:39 PM on 1/16/2013
Yes or no? Vote now! Read More
‘ED Show’ playbook: Wednesday, Jan. 16
7:16 PM on 1/16/2013
The National Rifle Association goes after the president’s daughter in a despicable new video ad. Will it back fire? Watch "The Ed Show" at 8p/11pET on MSNBC! Read More
In gun control speech, Obama rejects radical individualism
3:44 PM on 1/16/2013
President Obama seemed to endorse some of the tenets of (small-r) republicanism. Read More
Obama unveils sweeping new gun control proposals
2:00 PM on 1/16/2013
President Barack Obama unveiled sweeping new policies Wednesday aimed at limiting gun violence. Watch the entire announcement! Read More
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to step down
11:32 AM on 1/16/2013
Ken Salazar, head of the Interior Department throughout the president's first four years in office, plans to retire from the post by March. Read More
It’s official: Wendy Schultz is cancer free!
9:43 PM on 1/15/2013
Ed Schultz made a special announcement Tuesday night on "The Ed Show" Read More
