A President Who Spoke to America on Thanksgiving A President Who Spoke to America on Thanksgiving
The surrender to corporate greed and Wall Street excess that is the legacy of the Bush-Cheney interregnum left Americans in a difficult spot this Thanksgiving. To a greater exten...
Nov 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Thailand in Chaos Thailand in Chaos
Its airports shut, Thailand is now ungovernable, as an educated elite attempts to overthrow the populist government it couldn't defeat at the ballot box.
Nov 27, 2008 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Change Immigrants and Labor Can Believe In Change Immigrants and Labor Can Believe In
The Obama administration should embrace progressive tactics to protect human and workplace rights.
Nov 26, 2008 / Feature / David Bacon
Keith Olbermann, Candace Gingrich Discuss Prop 8 Keith Olbermann, Candace Gingrich Discuss Prop 8
Newt Gingrich's sister speaks out about her brother's homophobia and the backlash to Prop 8 in California.
Nov 26, 2008 / Countdown
State Banks Could Solve Financial Crisis State Banks Could Solve Financial Crisis
Forget big bailouts. The fed should finance non-profit state banks like the Bank of North Dakota--no profit means no reason for bankers to misbehave--to get real money to real peop...
Nov 26, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Return of the Wall Street Hustlers Return of the Wall Street Hustlers
Obama, who promised change, has put the same old Wall Street hustlers on his economic team. Maybe he could send us an e-mail to explain.
Nov 26, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Fall of Triumphalism The Fall of Triumphalism
Because of the hubris of Bush and Cheney, we face a world of multiplied dangers, emboldened challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.
Nov 25, 2008 / Michael T. Klare
Don’t Repackage Gitmo! Don’t Repackage Gitmo!
Shutting down Guantánamo is long overdue. We shouldn't recreate it by another name.
Nov 25, 2008 / Michael Ratner and Jules Lobel
Hands Off the UAW Hands Off the UAW
If he keeps his promises to autoworkers, Obama has the chance to renew the ability of organzed labor to improve the lot of union and non-union workers in the twenty-first century.
Nov 25, 2008 / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
Kudos to Minnesota's recount process; and kudos to Van Jones, 2008 recipient of the $100,000 Puffin/Nation Prize for green economy activism.
Nov 25, 2008 / The Editors