After campaigning to prevent benefit cuts from becoming part of any fiscal cliff deal, some of the country's biggest unions are now declining to oppose a deal which includes reduced Social Security payments. Read More

Despite the Republican Party's efforts to wage an all-out war on the vast majority of unions, the Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) has announced an early endorsement for the re-election campaign of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, underscoring a cultural and political divide which separates some of America's trade construction unions from other institutions in the labor movement. Read More

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President Obama pulls out the stops for sensible gun policy. Why are no Republicans getting on board? We'll find out tonight on "The Ed Show" at 8p/11pET on MSNBC. Read More

Philosopher Evan Selinger argues that people in the "Guns don't kill people; people kill people" school of thought have an abstract view of the roles people play in society. Read More

President Barack Obama announces that Vice President Joe Biden will be placed in charge of creating new proposals that are aimed at reducing gun violence in America. Read More

Gov. Rick Snyder's approval rating now rests at 38%—a 28 point drop from his approval in the last Public Policy Polling survey, taken in early November. Read More

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The gun debate heats up on Capitol Hill. Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA) joins "The Ed Show" to define his party's message on assault weapons tonight at 8p/11pET on MSNBC. Read More

The National Rifle Association has come out from hiding (sort of) for the first time since a gunman killed 26 people, including 20 children, in Newtown, Connecticut, announcing it will hold a “major” news conference on Friday. Read More

In the weeks following Walmart workers' nationwide Black Friday strike, the anti-Walmart coalition has come to more heavily emphasize international solidarity. Read More

The Ed Show's labor blogger sat down with The American Prospect's Jamelle Bouie to talk about some of the big issues facing organized labor. Read More

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President Obama calls for change in the wake of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School. What does change look like and how do we get there? Watch "The Ed Show" tonight at 8pET on MSNBC! Read More

The NRA is usually so outspoken. They've fallen silent since the Sandy Hook school shooting. Read More

Beyond mental health, America has another major social issue which is intimately connected to gun violence: The War on Drugs. Read More

There's too much that we don't know about the alleged Newtown shooter to speculate about his mental state. But what we do know is that the perpetrators of other, similar shooting rampages have often been severely mentally ill. Read More

Jessica Rekos was among the 20 children killed Friday when a gunman opened fire at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Newtown, Connecticut. "Jessica was our first born. She started our family, and she was our rock," her family says. Read More

There are tragedies in our lifetimes that shake our souls and break our hearts. Today, the nation experienced one of those tragedies. Read More

Our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Newtown, Connecticut today. Read More