For Obama, No Opportunity Too Big To Blow For Obama, No Opportunity Too Big To Blow
Contrary to countless reports, the debacle in Copenhagen was not everyone’s fault.
Dec 21, 2009 / Naomi Klein
Taxpayers Lose in Citi’s Payback Plan Taxpayers Lose in Citi’s Payback Plan
Taxpayers are getting a raw deal in Citigroup's plan to repay its bailout funds. But you would never know it from reading the news.
Dec 21, 2009 / Feature / Zach Carter
The Princess Principles for New Orleans The Princess Principles for New Orleans
Disney's The Princess and the Frog opened last week. It showcased Disney's first African American princess, prompted significant merchandise sales, and provoked racial and femini...
Dec 21, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Reid Gets to 60, But Dem Senators Grumble About Weak Bill Reid Gets to 60, But Dem Senators Grumble About Weak Bill
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "got to 60" at 1:08 Monday morning, clearing a key Republican hurdle and keeping the Senate's version of a health-care reform bill on track for p...
Dec 21, 2009 / John Nichols
Slacker Sunday Slacker Sunday
Now are some Alter-reviews by Sal: The new Elvis Presley box, the new Genesis box, and the new Elvis Costello "Spectacle" DVD/Bluray box.
Dec 21, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Is President Obama a disappointment? In the midst of a rough week for progressives (first healthcare reform, then Copenhagen) I was on MSNBC's The Ed Show debating whether or not P...
Dec 20, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Investigative Reporting: ‘Luxury Item’? Investigative Reporting: ‘Luxury Item’?
Jane Mayer offers a perspective on the troubling losses in the field of investigative reporting. Investigative reporting, which is a slow, expensive undertaking, has become a "luxu...
Dec 20, 2009 / The Nation Video
Senate Clinches Healthcare Deal with Abortion Compromise Senate Clinches Healthcare Deal with Abortion Compromise
Democratic senators get to 60 votes on healthcare, striking a deal on abortion that is not quite as odious as the House's restriction.
Dec 19, 2009 / Emily Douglas
“Health Care Reform is Not Reform if it Denies Women Coverage” “Health Care Reform is Not Reform if it Denies Women Coverage”
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid continued his health-care-by-the-holidays rush Saturday, and he was having some tactical success. But Reid and the Democrats weren't winning any...
Dec 19, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Copenhagen Deal Obama’s Copenhagen Deal
How the deal at the Copenhagen climate change summit came about--and why it may not be a real deal.
Dec 19, 2009 / Feature / David Corn and Kate Sheppard