Don’t Eliminate the Filibuster, Restore It Don’t Eliminate the Filibuster, Restore It
Democrats don’t need to eliminate the filibuster. They need to restore the Mr. Smith Goes to Washington standard.
Nov 27, 2012 / John Nichols
Tea Party Crowd’s Answer for Why Romney Lost? Voter Fraud! Tea Party Crowd’s Answer for Why Romney Lost? Voter Fraud!
An idea is spreading on the right that Republicans are unfairly constrained by a court ruling that bars the party from targeting “ballot security” measures at communiti...
Nov 27, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch
Sitting Rep. Leading ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks Accepts Job as Duke Energy Lobbyist Sitting Rep. Leading ‘Fiscal Cliff’ Talks Accepts Job as Duke Energy Lobbyist
Congressman Heath Shuler has already accepted a lobbying job with Duke Energy.
Nov 27, 2012 / Lee Fang
Recognizing the Long Arc of Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Congressional Service Recognizing the Long Arc of Jesse Jackson Jr.’s Congressional Service
His congressional career is ending on a sad note, but his House record was characterized by rare independence and courage.
Nov 23, 2012 / John Nichols
Bernanke for Treasury Secretary? Bernanke for Treasury Secretary?
The Fed chairman has been making the case for jobless Americans that normally in the past is made most strenuously by liberal Democrats.
Nov 20, 2012 / William Greider
Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession Katrina vanden Heuvel: We Must Curb Conservatives’ Deficit Obsession
In a time of recession, why should the most vulnerable Americans—and not the richest 2 percent—pay the price of US debt?
Nov 19, 2012 / Press Room
The Budget Deal We Deserve The Budget Deal We Deserve
The Congressional Progressive Caucus is standing up to austerity hawks, promoting a “Deal For All” that protects social spending and invests in real growth.
Nov 19, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office An Easy Task for Congress: Save the Post Office
A lame-duck Congress manufactured the current “postal crisis.” This lame-duck Congress could fix it.
Nov 16, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It This Week in Poverty: The Fiscal Cliff and the Janitors Who Are Already on It
Everything you need to know about our so-called “Fiscal Cliff” and the janitors in Cincinnati who are truly living on the edge.
Nov 16, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal A ‘Grand Bargain’ on the Fiscal Cliff Could Be a Grand Betrayal
The “fiscal cliff” is being used to demand cuts that would otherwise be politically impossible.
Nov 14, 2012 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage