Michael Vick, Racial History and Animal Rights Michael Vick, Racial History and Animal Rights
For many observers, the decision to demonize Vick seems motivated by something more pernicious than concern for animal welfare. It seems to be about race.
Dec 30, 2010 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Marty-dom Marty-dom
The trials and tribulations of the destructive Marty Peretz, great Jewish songs and the mail.
Dec 30, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Slide Show: The Progressive Honor Roll 2010 Slide Show: The Progressive Honor Roll 2010
"The year 2010 will not be remembered as a halcyon year for progressives," writes John Nichols in his Progressive Honor Roll for this year. "But in such years the truest believers and battlers stand out all the more clearly, and patterns are set for the victories of the years to come." Here, then, are the Most Valuable Progressives of 2010 and the groundwork they're laying for 2011.
Dec 30, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Dilma Rousseff: In Lula’s Shadow Dilma Rousseff: In Lula’s Shadow
The first female president of Brazil will likely build on her predecessor's legacy.
Dec 29, 2010 / Benjamin Dangl
That ‘Sanders for President’ Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie’s Not Going There That ‘Sanders for President’ Talk is Real Enough, But Bernie’s Not Going There
The democratic socialist senator from Vermont has plenty online backing and prominent proponents. But he is not going to challenge Obama in 2012.
Dec 29, 2010 / John Nichols
In Money-Changers We Trust In Money-Changers We Trust
Two years into the Obama presidency, with the economic data looking grim, the revolving platinum door linking the White House with Wall Street keeps swinging.
Dec 29, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Filibuster Reform At Last? Filibuster Reform At Last?
Why the next Congress should alter this outdated and anachronistic tool.
Dec 28, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010 Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010
Presidential thoughts about the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews.
Dec 28, 2010 / Jon Wiener
Dick Cheney’s $250-Million ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card Dick Cheney’s $250-Million ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card
The "under-the-table settlement" draws condemnation in Nigeria, where a leading newspaper says: "Only a painstaking trial and possible conviction, if found guilty, w...
Dec 27, 2010 / John Nichols
Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls
Republican senators attacked Harry Reid for keeping the chamber working as the Holiday approached. What would these Tories have told George Washington and the troops who were prepa...
Dec 24, 2010 / John Nichols