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Robert Reich Explains the Public Option Robert Reich Explains the Public Option

Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under President Clinton, explains how the public healthcare option would work.

Sep 8, 2009 / YouTube

Afghanistan by the Numbers Afghanistan by the Numbers

How to measure "success" in Afghanistan, the metrics for a war gone to hell.

Sep 8, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt

We Needed Van Jones on the Inside We Needed Van Jones on the Inside

In March, I wrote here on The Notion in celebration of the appointment of Van Jones . I am both politically committed to and academically interested in issues of environmental just...

Sep 8, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Obama Readies Afghan Escalation Obama Readies Afghan Escalation

Don't look for surprises from President Obama on Afghanistan. During the two year campaign, and since taking office, he's been consistent. For Obama, Afghanistan is the right war,...

Sep 8, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss

Three Words Mr. President: “Medicare for All” Three Words Mr. President: “Medicare for All”

As President Obama prepares to deliver a Wednesday address to Congress that must reframe the debate about healthcare reform, he is getting plenty of advice and counsel with regard...

Sep 8, 2009 / John Nichols

Obama Must Reclaim the Debate Obama Must Reclaim the Debate

Barack Obama's genius was to run a campaign that understood how muchAmericans wanted change. On Wednesday evening when he speaks to a jointsession of Congress President Obama wil...

Sep 8, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Van Jones Exit Isn’t Right-Wing Win, It’s an Obama Surrender Van Jones Exit Isn’t Right-Wing Win, It’s an Obama Surrender

The decision of Van Jones to resign as President Obama's "green jobs" czar is not a victory for Republicans who griped about the White House environmental aide's willingness to ca...

Sep 6, 2009 / John Nichols

Working Without Laws Working Without Laws

Employment and labor law violations are still persistent in America. There is hope for change with the new administration.

Sep 4, 2009 / Feature / Annette Bernhardt, Ruth Milkman, and Nik Theodore

Around The Nation Around The Nation

With President Obama set to address a joint session of Congress onWednesday, the debate is raging over the healthcare endgame: CanPresident Obama regain momentum? Will he hang on...

Sep 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Can a Hip-Hop Morality Clause Work? Can a Hip-Hop Morality Clause Work?

Tolu Olorunda It's the idea of one legendary black MC, who's dedicated two decades to the fight against rap-related violence.

Sep 4, 2009 / The Nation

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