Commentary: John Nichols on the GOP’s Pledge to America Commentary: John Nichols on the GOP’s Pledge to America
The Republicans' "Pledge to America" demands dramatic cuts to the federal budget, cuts that can only come from one place: Social Security.
Sep 29, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Urge US Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Urge US Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
The least we can do as a nation is to affirm the rights of America’s indigenous people, even if we are thirteen years late.
Sep 28, 2010 / Jennifer O’Mahony
Force Pepsi to Fund Social Change Force Pepsi to Fund Social Change
Help the Progressive Slate dominate the Pepsi Refresh Everything contest.
Sep 28, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Ramadan Roadtrip Ramadan Roadtrip
30 mosques, 30 states, 30 days
Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Maria Kari
Sucking Up to the Bankers, II Sucking Up to the Bankers, II
The Obama administration, unwilling to confront Wall Street, surrendered the substance as well as the rhetoric of a meaningful populist response to the faux insurgents of the T...
Sep 28, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Laura Tyson: Tax the Rich, Spend for Jobs Laura Tyson: Tax the Rich, Spend for Jobs
An economist who might just "get" what Larry Summers missed.
Sep 28, 2010 / John Nichols
The Big Bad Wolf Makes Good The Big Bad Wolf Makes Good
The Yellowstone success story and those who want to kill it.
Sep 28, 2010 / Chip Ward
Briefing: Betsy Reed and Rebecca Traister on Sarah Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzlies’ Briefing: Betsy Reed and Rebecca Traister on Sarah Palin’s ‘Mama Grizzlies’
After Sarah Palin declared that the "Mama Grizzlies" were taking over the Republican party, the media reacted as if Republican women were an undiscovered species. Is t...
Sep 28, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks Texas Claims ‘Bias Against Christianity’ in Textbooks
Can the Texas Board of Education use its purchasing power to determine how Islam is portrayed in your state's textbooks?
Sep 28, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
Petraeus Cites Karzai-Taliban Peace Talks, While American Troops Escalate War Petraeus Cites Karzai-Taliban Peace Talks, While American Troops Escalate War
US forces step up bombing of Pakistan and threaten cross-border ground attacks, and launch offensive in three districts around Kandahar
Sep 28, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss