Politics

If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation?

If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation? If Climate Change Is a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction,’ Why Promote Carbon Proliferation?

The Obama administration is talking tough on climate—but not when it comes to America's fossil fuel exports.

Feb 19, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

Where Have All the Lobbyists Gone?

Where Have All the Lobbyists Gone? Where Have All the Lobbyists Gone?

On paper, the influence-peddling business is drying up. But lobbying money is flooding into Washington, DC, like never before. What’s going on?

Feb 19, 2014 / Feature / Lee Fang

What’s Next for the Moral Monday Movement?

What’s Next for the Moral Monday Movement? What’s Next for the Moral Monday Movement?

This multiracial, multi-issue progressive coalition is not only remobilizing in North Carolina—its model of activism is now spreading all over the South.

Feb 19, 2014 / Feature / Ari Berman

The Legacy of LBJ The Legacy of LBJ

Some say that the Vietnam War has obscured Johnson's extraordinary domestic accomplishments. —News reports Well, yes, there was that awful war, That he pushed hell for leather. But now, they say, we miss his skill In knocking heads together.

Feb 19, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

How Pro-Austerity Groups Lost the Deficit Wars

How Pro-Austerity Groups Lost the Deficit Wars How Pro-Austerity Groups Lost the Deficit Wars

A funny thing happened on the way to the fiscal cliff: real people fought back.

Feb 19, 2014 / Mary Bottari

De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals

De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals De Blasio’s Pick of Wiley Means Practical Paths to Lofty Goals

The mayor’s new counsel has wedded incisive analysis of race and poverty to practical policy ideas that would make government a positive force across communities.

Feb 19, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

High Time for a Robin Hood Tax

High Time for a Robin Hood Tax High Time for a Robin Hood Tax

A properly implented FTT can benefit the economy from top to bottom.

Feb 19, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare

Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare Katrina vanden Heuvel: An Important Month for Obamacare

The Nation’s editor celebrated the recent successes of the Affordable Care Act in a roundtable on ABC’s This Week.

Feb 18, 2014 / Press Room

Will a Minimum Wage Hike Really Cost Jobs?

Will a Minimum Wage Hike Really Cost Jobs? Will a Minimum Wage Hike Really Cost Jobs?

The Congressional Budget Office is out of step with most economists on job loss projections as a result of a minimum wage hike. 

Feb 18, 2014 / George Zornick

The Worst US Presidents Ever

The Worst US Presidents Ever The Worst US Presidents Ever

John Nichols appears on All in With Chris Hayes to consider America’s worst commanders in chief.

Feb 18, 2014 / Chris Hayes

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