Politics

Stuck With Obamacare

Stuck With Obamacare Stuck With Obamacare

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

Nov 25, 2013 / Tom Tomorrow

Senator Susan Collins Is the Barrier to Transparency, Accountability on Drones

Senator Susan Collins Is the Barrier to Transparency, Accountability on Drones Senator Susan Collins Is the Barrier to Transparency, Accountability on Drones

Citizens and a challenger pressure a Maine senator to abandon opposition to a bill that would require reports on civilian casulaties.

Nov 25, 2013 / John Nichols

This Week in Poverty: Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda

This Week in Poverty: Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda This Week in Poverty: Anti-Poverty Leaders Discuss the Need for a Shared Agenda

Anti-poverty leaders discuss the need to move from just playing defense to working together to achieve a shared agenda.

Nov 25, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann

JFK’s Vietnam Withdrawal Plan Is a Fact, Not Speculation

JFK’s Vietnam Withdrawal Plan Is a Fact, Not Speculation JFK’s Vietnam Withdrawal Plan Is a Fact, Not Speculation

A response to Rick Perlstein.

Nov 22, 2013 / James K. Galbraith

How ‘The Nation’ Covered John F. Kennedy’s Assassination, Fifty Years Ago

How ‘The Nation’ Covered John F. Kennedy’s Assassination, Fifty Years Ago How ‘The Nation’ Covered John F. Kennedy’s Assassination, Fifty Years Ago

From our archives.

Nov 22, 2013 / Steven Hsieh

This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue

This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue This Week, Students Shut Down ICE, UC and Operation Rescue

From Chicago to Albuquerque, the fight for racial and reproductive justice rages on.

Nov 22, 2013 / StudentNation / StudentNation

Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights

Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights Honor JFK by Renewing His Constitutional Commitment to Extend Voting Rights

The great passion of the president’s last year was a struggle to enact an amendment ending the poll tax and removing wealth barriers to voting. He was right to choose the con...

Nov 22, 2013 / John Nichols

A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster

A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster A Progressive Victory on the Filibuster

Make no mistake—filibuster reform is good not just for governance but for progressive policy. 

Nov 21, 2013 / George Zornick

Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government Gone Nuclear: The Media Missed the GOP’s Filibuster War on Government

Alterman provides his weekly media round-up and Richardson takes on the press for its coverage of GOP obstructionism. 

Nov 21, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam

Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam Kennedy Week: JFK’s Uncertain Path in Vietnam

Did Kennedy intend to bring an end to the Vietnam War after his re-election?

Nov 21, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

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