Ending Pay-to-Play Politics Ending Pay-to-Play Politics
Dick Durbin and Donna Edwards are behind legislation to create a public campaign financing system and a constitutional amendment granting Congress the authority to regulate corpora...
Jun 10, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Job Number 1—Jobs Job Number 1—Jobs
Obama's recovery plan halted the economic free fall. But the labor market has not recovered.
Jun 9, 2010 / The Editors
The Money Primary The Money Primary
In recent primaries, winners clinched nominations by spending big.
Jun 9, 2010 / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
Ari Berman on Arkansas, Nicholas Kusnetz on Nikki Haley, and kudos for Katrina.
Jun 9, 2010 / The Editors
BP: Beyond Punishment BP: Beyond Punishment
Despite public outrage and thirst for justice, there's a decent chance that BP will escape from the catastrophe relatively unscathed.
Jun 9, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Next Week in Jerusalem? Next Week in Jerusalem?
To break through the impasse in the Middle East, Obama must go to Jerusalem.
Jun 9, 2010 / Kai Bird
Abraham Lincoln, Meet Client #9 Abraham Lincoln, Meet Client #9
Americans sacrifice to pay for a militarized, increasingly unequal society. Is it any wonder that people respond to calls for selflessness with defensiveness and cynicism?
Jun 9, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught
Despite conservative attempts to whitewash what they learn in school, young Americans are a diverse and tolerant bunch—and they know it.
Jun 9, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement The Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement
BDS has become a key battleground in the struggle over the future of Israel/Palestine.
Jun 9, 2010 / Feature / Adam Horowitz and Philip Weiss
Germany and the Euro-Crisis Germany and the Euro-Crisis
Taxpayers of the eurozone are now on the hook for the financial risks any EU member takes. That makes a coordinated economic policy imperative.
Jun 9, 2010 / Feature / Jürgen Habermas