Was the DLC Good for Democrats? Was the DLC Good for Democrats?
After the death of the DLC, The Nation's Ari Berman explores whether the Democratic Party benefited from their organizing.
Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room
Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act
President Obama wanted to extend PATRIOT Act surveillance authorities for three years. House Republican leaders tried to get him a one-year extension. But the vast majority of Hous...
Feb 9, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP Obama Takes Wrong Turn on Civil Liberties, Adopting Worse Patriot Act Stance Than GOP
President wants a longer extension of Patriot Act provisions than House Republicans. He’s wrong. The ACLU is urging Congress to reject any extension until the threats to priv...
Feb 8, 2011 / John Nichols
Pox Americana in the Middle East Pox Americana in the Middle East
With cries for “democracy” and “freedom” sweeping Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere, the Bush-era’s now-infamous “democracy agenda” is nowhere ...
Feb 7, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Russ Feingold on Egypt in Particular, Foreign Policy in General: US Can’t Back ‘Stable’ Dictators Who Sacrifice Human Rights Russ Feingold on Egypt in Particular, Foreign Policy in General: US Can’t Back ‘Stable’ Dictators Who Sacrifice Human Rights
With 18 years experience on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Russ Feingold “gets” the Middle East. He says the US must stop neglecting human rights in the name o...
Feb 4, 2011 / John Nichols
The Death of American Exceptionalism The Death of American Exceptionalism
The repeated invocation on the part of conservatives signals a deeper malady.
Feb 2, 2011 / Greg Grandin
Future Weapons, Future Wars and the New Arms Race Future Weapons, Future Wars and the New Arms Race
High-powered magnets, guided bullets and high-flying drones are all part of the Pentagon’s battlefield vision of tomorrow’s tomorrow.
Feb 1, 2011 / Nick Turse
Koch Brothers v. the Left in Palm Springs Koch Brothers v. the Left in Palm Springs
For years one of the Koch brothers’ greatest achievements was the fact that no one knew who they were or what influence they had. The counter-demonstration next to their secr...
Jan 30, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Winning the Future? Winning the Future?
Was Obama’s appeal to US competitiveness just about beating the Chinese and Indians—or doing right by Americans?
Jan 27, 2011 / The Editors
Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable Why Military Spending Remains Untouchable
Military spending is still a cow most sacred.
Jan 27, 2011 / Andrew J. Bacevich