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How to Fix Our Democracy (Bush Administration, Congress, Government, Electoral Reform, Politics)

In just six years, Bush has squandered centuries of American progress. It's time to start repairing the damage.

Mark Green
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Off to the Horses...
Eric Alterman

Eric on what drives him crazy and Reed reveals the stark choice facing our nation in November.

May 17, 2012
What Allen West Does Not Know About Communists and Congress
John Nichols

The congressman imagines he’s surrounded by radicals. But it was his own Republican Party, founded by utopian socialists and militant abolitionists, that brought Marxist ideas to Washington and leftists to Congress.

April 13, 2012
Supreme Court Wrangling Aside, We Still Need 'Medicare for All'
John Nichols

What if the justices scrap healthcare reform as the Obama administration imagines it? What if they don't? Nurses say the healthcare crisis will still demand real reform.

March 27, 2012
Why Newt Gingrich Hates the State Department
Ben Adler

Gingrich has been criticizing the State Department and calling for its overhaul. 

December 12, 2011
South Korea Fights Test-Prep Obsession, as the US Creates More Tests
Dana Goldstein

South Korea is turning away from a testing-obsessed educational culture just as the United States is doubling down on test-focused reforms.

September 30, 2011
The Future of No Child Left Behind
Dana Goldstein

President Obama is moving forward to reform NCLB unilaterally, but the House GOP has its own plan.

September 23, 2011
The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney's Book
John Nichols

Cheney’s autobiography defends his outrageous legacy as George W. Bush’s prince regent. But where’s the chapter on his heroic service in Vietnam?

August 27, 2011
'Gang of Six' Plan? 'Not So Fast,' Says Bernie Sanders
John Nichols

The president and some Republicans like the bipartisan deficit reduction scheme, but Sanders calls it a threat to the safety net and economic fairness.

July 19, 2011
Obama's Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior
John Nichols

The president has reportedly proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. That's bad fiscal policy, bad economics and bad politics.

July 12, 2011
Obama: 'It's Only Fair' to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks
John Nichols

Democrats should demand fair taxation, but they cannot support cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in exchange for new revenue.

June 29, 2011