Ex-WashPo Blogger Wrong About Why He Was Wrong Ex-WashPo Blogger Wrong About Why He Was Wrong
After leaving the Washington Post on Friday and joining MSNBC Monday, former Post blogger Dave Weigel oddly repeats his critics' line that his mistakes were about objectivity. But ...
Jun 29, 2010 / Ari Melber
Time to Retire Chief Justice Roberts’s Umpire Analogy Time to Retire Chief Justice Roberts’s Umpire Analogy
As Supreme Court Justice nominee Elena Kagan prepares for her confirmation hearings this week, it's an appropriate time to revisit—and retire—the famous "justice a...
Jun 29, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Horrors! Kagan is Revealed as Nominee Who Respects Champions of Civil Rights, Underdogs Horrors! Kagan is Revealed as Nominee Who Respects Champions of Civil Rights, Underdogs
When Republican senators try to block a Supreme Court nominee by attacking Thurgood Marshall and the powerless, it's a pretty good bet that she'll be confirmed.
Jun 28, 2010 / John Nichols
Dean Baker: Financial Reform or Lack Thereof? Dean Baker: Financial Reform or Lack Thereof?
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center on Economic Policy Research, says that though Obama's financial reforms may ultimately result in greater transparency in the way banks and...
Jun 28, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Dean Baker: Financial Reform or Lack Thereof? Dean Baker: Financial Reform or Lack Thereof?
Dean Baker, co-director of the Center on Economic Policy Research, says that though Obama's financial reforms may ultimately result in greater transparency in the way banks and ...
Jun 28, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV
Slide Show: The Life of Senator Robert Byrd Slide Show: The Life of Senator Robert Byrd
Senator Robert C. Byrd, who passed away Monday, June 28 at the age of 92, turned away from the unholiest of beginnings to a very long career as one of Congress’s greatest Con…
Jun 28, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers’ Crisis Sticking the Public With the Bill for the Bankers’ Crisis
Faced with the effects of a crisis created by the world's wealthiest, the heads of state gathered at the G20 decided to stick the poorest people in their countries with the bill.
Jun 28, 2010 / Naomi Klein
The Plutocracy Prevention Act The Plutocracy Prevention Act
One US billionaire has already passed away since the estate tax expired. Will Senate Democrats get it together to push for reform in reinstatement?
Jun 28, 2010 / Chuck Collins
What Price for Defense? What Price for Defense?
Obama's new National Security Strategy overextends US military commitments at a time when severe budget deficits require significant cuts in defense spending.
Jun 28, 2010 / William D. Hartung
A Star-Studded Panel Discusses Obama’s Management A Star-Studded Panel Discusses Obama’s Management
Obama needs to win the deficit vs. investment battle in order to stop joblessness from leaving deep scars in our country, Katrina vanden Heuvel tells Fareed Zakaria.
Jun 28, 2010 / Press Room