Politics

The Keystone Test: Will President Obama Pass?

The Keystone Test: Will President Obama Pass? The Keystone Test: Will President Obama Pass?

Yes, he said the word “climate”—but he hasn’t committed to any of the big steps needed to avert catastrophe.

Feb 20, 2013 / The Editors

Noted Noted

Victor Navasky on our friend and ally Don Shaffer, Sarah Woolf on Canada’s women premieres

Feb 20, 2013 / Various Contributors

Stacking the Deck: The Phony ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign

Stacking the Deck: The Phony ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign Stacking the Deck: The Phony ‘Fix the Debt’ Campaign

Pete Peterson’s $60 million push to sell corporate America’s ruthless austerity agenda.

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / The Editors

The Austerity Agenda: An Electoral Loser

The Austerity Agenda: An Electoral Loser The Austerity Agenda: An Electoral Loser

Candidates who ran on slashing Medicare and Social Security lost big in November. But that doesn’t stop Pete Peterson from pushing the fantasy that voters’ biggest conc...

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / John Nichols

Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement Five Things to Know About Immigration and Enforcement

Keep these facts in mind the next time you read anything about immigration.

Feb 20, 2013 / Aura Bogado

Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists Pete Peterson’s Puppet Populists

The “Fix the Debt” campaign is pure astroturf: corporate cash machinery masquerading as a grassroots uprising.

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Mary Bottari

Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math Fix the Debt’s Fuzzy Math

Dire warnings about the deficit don’t add up mathematically. But then, Fix the Debt is not really about the economy, it’s about gutting Medicare, Social Security and ot...

Feb 20, 2013 / Feature / Dean Baker

How Obama Can Avert Another Cold War

How Obama Can Avert Another Cold War How Obama Can Avert Another Cold War

The president should stem growing tensions with Russia to earn its cooperation in combating terrorism and nuclear proliferation.

Feb 19, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President!

Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President! Happy Birthday, Mr. Fortieth President!

In a belated birthday wish, a reminder of how morally obtuse Ronald Reagan could be.

Feb 19, 2013 / Rick Perlstein

Sequestration Is Austerity, but Not Enough for Simpson and Bowles

Sequestration Is Austerity, but Not Enough for Simpson and Bowles Sequestration Is Austerity, but Not Enough for Simpson and Bowles

The front men for the austerity agenda are back with plans to cut Social Security and redistribute wealth upward.

Feb 19, 2013 / John Nichols

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