Tom Hayden : Peace Activism
A pending amendment to the $100 billion war spending bill also authorizes suppression of hundreds of torture photos. Will MoveOn use its muscle to stand up for progressive principles?
John Nichols : Torture
Congress must act to remove from positions of trust those who sanctioned torture and dial down the imperial presidency that has evolved on its watch.
Talking Points Memo
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has an uncanny ability to provoke befuddlement in the faces of her adversaries.
American News Project
Harry Hanbury attempts to spend an entire day attending fundraisers but instead successfully gets chased out of restaurants all over Capitol Hill.
John Nichols : Progressives, Liberals, & The American Left
If the new Populist Caucus is to make a difference in Congress, its members must channel popular fury at Wall Street's amen corner on Capitol Hill.
The Editors : Health Care Policy
Don't listen to the fearmongers: government-run healthcare is cost-efficient, effective and far superior to the free-market mess we're in.
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The Nation's John Nichols speaks with Congressional candidate Tom Geoghegan in Chicago on the March 3 Democratic primary to fill Rahm Emanuel's seat.
Christopher Hayes : U.S. Economy
Tough love from the Congressional Oversight Panel involves ripping the Band-Aid--otherwise known as TARP--off the mortally wounded banking system.
Countdown : Republican Party
The Nation's Chris Hayes explains how Republican opposition to Obama's stimulus is really the result of their own inability to govern.
John Cavanagh, E. Ethelbert Miller & Melissa Tuckey : Government & the Arts
One percent of the stimulus package should be spent on rehabilitating America's crumbling cultural infrastructure.
Countdown
The Nation's Chris Hayes explains why bipartisan overtures from Democrats failed to win GOP support for Obama's stimulus bill.
John Nichols
Russ Feingold is leading the charge to close the constitutional loophole that allows governors to appoint senators.
John Nichols : Democratic Party
Obama's appeal helped the Democrats secure wide gains in the House and Senate.
John Nichols : Presidential Election 2008
A wave of progressive women candidates could help steer the next Congress in new directions on war and peace, fair trade and civil liberties.
Christopher Hayes : U.S. Economy
Nothing brings left and right together like a Big Government intervention on behalf of Big Money.
Fear-mongering pundits and pols question the patriotism of lawmakers and taxpayers who oppose the bailout. They've got it all wrong.
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