Obama Shows His Progressive Spine Obama Shows His Progressive Spine
The president's healthcare speech was not a full-fledged antidote to decades of Reaganism. But it was an eloquent call for a new progressive role for government. We must build on i...
Sep 10, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Right On Right On
Traditionalists are at war with free-marketers, and the far right's resentment is deepening. Is conservatism dead?
Sep 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
Speak as Little as Possible: On Clarice Lispector Speak as Little as Possible: On Clarice Lispector
Novelist Clarice Lispector idealized animals and idiots because they were free of the desire to translate experience into words.
Sep 10, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Rachel Aviv
Obama Speaks Loudly But Carries a Small Stick Obama Speaks Loudly But Carries a Small Stick
President Obama spoke loudly but carried a small stick Wednesday night, when he outlined what's left of his healthcare reform agenda in a rare address to a joint session of the Co...
Sep 10, 2009 / John Nichols
Sexual Healing Sexual Healing
"Female sexual dysfunction" is a case in point of a runaway medical system that requires huge profits, hence new sicknesses, pills and procedures.
Sep 10, 2009 / JoAnn Wypijewski
For Competitive Primaries For Competitive Primaries
Yes, primaries can be divisive and expensive. But the Democratic Party is usually at its best when it trusts grassroots activists and voters to make choices.
Sep 9, 2009 / John Nichols
The Ambush of Van Jones The Ambush of Van Jones
It's bizarre and more than a little infuriating that a champion of social justice has become the latest right-wing bogeyman.
Sep 9, 2009 / The Editors
Tackling the Titans Tackling the Titans
If Obama leads, the people will rally to his side. A good way to remind voters of the bold change they voted for last fall: ordering a hard cap on executive pay.
Sep 9, 2009 / The Editors
A Method to Their Madness A Method to Their Madness
It takes considerable skill to convince people that something that is clearly good for them--like universal healthcare--is not.
Sep 9, 2009 / Column / Gary Younge