Obama Should Borrow a Page From FDR This Labor Day Obama Should Borrow a Page From FDR This Labor Day
The president should scrap his cautious talk about compromise and bipartisanship. It's time to take a side.
Sep 6, 2010 / John Nichols
Right Response to Unemployment Is Smart Stimulus Spending Right Response to Unemployment Is Smart Stimulus Spending
With unemployment figures still high, Obama appears ready to do something about job creation. But local officials are going to need to make the case for a sufficient stimulus.
Sep 5, 2010 / John Nichols
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On the anniversary of Ted Kennedy's death, a return to New Orleans and the nature of male/female criticism of film and rock.
Sep 3, 2010 / Eric Alterman
The Breakdown: Do Presidential Speeches Matter? The Breakdown: Do Presidential Speeches Matter?
Ever since his breakthrough keynote at the 2004 DNC, Barack Obama has been defined by his oratory skills. But has his rhetoric really advanced his policy goals? On this week's edit...
Sep 3, 2010 / Chris Hayes
On Revelations of Where the Secret Funding for the Tea Party Comes From On Revelations of Where the Secret Funding for the Tea Party Comes From
Who's behind the curtain?
Sep 2, 2010 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck Bud Selig: A Civil Rights Icon for Our Times… Just Like Beck
A group of Milwaukee activists asked Bud Selig why the 2011 All-Star Game was going to be played in Arizona. The answer issued by his public relaions firm needs to be read to be be...
Sep 2, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Accepting Defeat in Iraq Accepting Defeat in Iraq
Everyone is spinning the Iraq mission's so-called end but no one's willing to accept defeat.
Sep 2, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Carly Fiorina’s Campaign Against a Free and Open Internet Carly Fiorina’s Campaign Against a Free and Open Internet
She's supposed to know something about technology. But millionaire Senate candidate Carly Fiorina seems to be most interested in subdividing the net so that her pals can make money...
Sep 2, 2010 / John Nichols
China in the Driver’s Seat China in the Driver’s Seat
On the American left, there's no consensus about how to respond to China's emergence. Confront China or accommodate? Slam China with tariffs or invite it to build in the US? A...
Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
The Greening of China The Greening of China
China must do two things at once: continue to industrialize while sharply limiting carbon emissions. Will its newfound focus on renewable energy technology be enough?
Sep 2, 2010 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss