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Democrats Face the Future (Political Figures, Bill Clinton, Parties, Politics)

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating," Winston Churchill wrote in his memoir of the Boer War, "as to be shot at without result." Surely this accounts for the ebullience of Congressional Democra

Robert L. Borosage
Jesse 'The Gov' Ventura (Parties, States, Politics)

On January 4, 1999, Jesse Ventura will be sworn in as the new governor of Minnesota amid a media deluge not seen since the state hosted the Super Bowl.

Micah L. Sifry
Social (In-)Security (Government, Politics)

What precisely about the current Social Security "reform" debate makes
it so hateful and repellent?

The Editors
The End of History (US Politics, Corporate Media and Consolidation, Executive Branch, Journalists and Journalism, Media Coverage of the War on Terrorism, US Military Presence Abroad, Society)

In 1996, Gore Vidal narrated his debacle defending the programs he wrote for the History Channel, which dealt with on the imperial aspects latent in the American presidency, to a panel of corporate media.

Gore Vidal
From Smoking Gun to Smoking Dog: A 'Beat The Devil' Investigation (Lived History, Government, Executive Branch)

 Why were two dogs gunned down right before the arrival of Air Force One?

Alexander Cockburn

Blogs

America Gets Primaried
John Nichols

The government shutdown is all about electoral politics—particularly the gerrymandering of Republican districts and primaries that make compromise impossible.

October 1, 2013
Media Coverage of Shutdown Threat: A Journalistic ‘Disgrace’
Greg Mitchell

As Congress lurches toward a government shutdown, the media dabbles in false equivalence.

September 30, 2013
Amid Shutdown Scrambling, a Powerful Reminder That DC Should Be a State
John Nichols

The city of Washington lacks budget autonomy, so local officials are forced to cobble together a shutdown response. Why?

September 30, 2013
Tea Party Lawmaker Letter on Med Device Tax Repeal Authored by Lobby Group
Lee Fang

A letter signed by over seventy right-wing lawmakers was authored by a medical device tax industry group, metadata shows.

September 28, 2013
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Government Shutdown as Coup d’État
Katrina vanden Heuvel

In a brilliant 1996 essay, political theorist Sheldon Wolin connected austerity economics to a broader Republican philosophy of governance--or lack thereof.

September 28, 2013
This Week in Poverty: Five Things You Might Have Missed on 'Poverty Day'
Greg Kaufmann

Poverty Day--the one day every year when the mainstream media turns its attention to the poor--was last week. Here are five things you might have missed amidst the frenzy of coverage.

September 27, 2013
GOP Debt-Ceiling Bill Violates Boehner’s ‘Pledge to America’
Lee Fang

The House Republican plan to hold the debt ceiling hostage in exchange for over twenty corporate giveaways violates their ethics pledge, which calls for advancing major legislation only “one issue at a time.”

September 26, 2013
House GOP Debt-Ceiling Plan: Paul Ryan’s Losing Ideas From 2012
John Nichols

In return for allowing the debt ceiling to rise, House Republicans are promoting the agenda voters rejected in 2012.

September 26, 2013
Congress Renews Efforts to Curb NSA Surveillance
Zoë Carpenter

At least a dozen bills are pending in Congress, with top lawmakers calling for reform.  

September 24, 2013
Defunding Gambit Will Hurt Patients in Boehner’s District
Lee Fang

The only part of healthcare reform that could be defunded at this point helps constituents in Republican districts. 

September 24, 2013
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