Politics

Conservatives Upset With Obama’s ‘Multicultural Pieties’ on Thanksgiving Should Try a Serving of FDR

Conservatives Upset With Obama’s ‘Multicultural Pieties’ on Thanksgiving Should Try a Serving of FDR Conservatives Upset With Obama’s ‘Multicultural Pieties’ on Thanksgiving Should Try a Serving of FDR

FDR took on ”greed and selfishness and striving for undue riches.”

Nov 27, 2013 / John Nichols

Farewell, Filibuster

Farewell, Filibuster Farewell, Filibuster

There’s more work to be done, but this was a big win for democracy.

Nov 26, 2013 / The Editors

A Socialist Wins in Seattle

A Socialist Wins in Seattle A Socialist Wins in Seattle

Kshama Sawant’s City Council victory reflects broad trends: polls show voters are increasingly immune to redbaiting.

Nov 26, 2013 / John Nichols

Fox News: Now the Anti-Obamacare Propaganda Channel Fox News: Now the Anti-Obamacare Propaganda Channel

Eric on new box sets, Reed on the "fair and balanced" channel.

Nov 26, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Former Walmart Exec Leads Shadowy Smear Campaign Against Black Friday Activists

Former Walmart Exec Leads Shadowy Smear Campaign Against Black Friday Activists Former Walmart Exec Leads Shadowy Smear Campaign Against Black Friday Activists

A former chief lobbyist for Walmart is helping to lead a smear campaign against labor and community activists. 

Nov 26, 2013 / Lee Fang

The Impoverished Republican Poverty Agenda

The Impoverished Republican Poverty Agenda The Impoverished Republican Poverty Agenda

The Republican “war on poverty” looks a lot like a war on the poor.

Nov 26, 2013 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Iran-US Accord: A Transformative Event

The Iran-US Accord: A Transformative Event The Iran-US Accord: A Transformative Event

Once the deal takes hold, everything changes.

Nov 26, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss

How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize

How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize How Barack Obama Finally Earned That Peace Prize

With a historic deal in Iran, the Obama administration is one step closer to fulfilling its peacekeeping promise.

Nov 26, 2013 / Robert Scheer

Don’t Be Fooled: Scott Walker Is No Reformer

Don’t Be Fooled: Scott Walker Is No Reformer Don’t Be Fooled: Scott Walker Is No Reformer

Despite all the spin about his “reform-minded” independence, the 2016 contender is a entirely predictable political careerist.

Nov 26, 2013 / John Nichols

Stuck With Obamacare

Stuck With Obamacare Stuck With Obamacare

President Obama, aka Middle-Man, is having a rough month.

Nov 25, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

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