Down-Ballot Power Down-Ballot Power
Unfortunately for Democrats, who have dominated statehouse politics since 2006, the party’s troubles at the national level extend to the states.
Oct 20, 2010 / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
Bruce Shapiro on Virginia Thomas's phone call to Anita Hill; Jennifer O'Mahony on Murdoch Corp's attempt to expand in Britain
Oct 20, 2010 / Various Contributors
Foreclosure Fraud Fallout Foreclosure Fraud Fallout
As long as Obama allows banks to write their own rules on foreclosure, he's a willful participant in their ongoing scam.
Oct 20, 2010 / Kai Wright
West Bank Stories West Bank Stories
Obama has paid an enormous price for pushing Israel to keep promises it has already made to freeze settlement expansion, and for what?
Oct 20, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Forgetting Afghanistan Forgetting Afghanistan
It's not hard to understand why Americans want to forget all about Afghanistan. But remembering the war would demand a necessary reckoning.
Oct 20, 2010 / Column / Gary Younge
Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Marijuana, Masturbation and Medicine Dr. Joycelyn Elders: Marijuana, Masturbation and Medicine
Dr. Joycelyn Elders was the first African-American surgeon general of the US, and she's come out in favor of legalizing marijuana. We spoke to her about that, about Christine ...
Oct 20, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now Clarence Thomas’s Ethics Problems, Then and Now
Ginni Thomas called Anita Hill soon after the Times reported that Thomas's organization had accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars in untraceable contributions. Did this accusat...
Oct 20, 2010 / Bruce Shapiro
Moving Forward Moving Forward
Why progressives need to own Obama's achievements—and build a movement to pressure him to do more.
Oct 20, 2010 / Feature / Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava
Lawless Courts Lawless Courts
Immigration judges who flagrantly disregard the law are sheltered by a secretive system.
Oct 20, 2010 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens
The New Civic Activism in Russia The New Civic Activism in Russia
Indifference and suspicion might be as much to blame as authoritarianism for Russia's lack of democracy. That's why an uptick in local-level civic engagement is welcome news.
Oct 20, 2010 / Feature / Vadim Nikitin