Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On? Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?
The president must decide what is more important: pandering to the Catholic hierarchy or protecting women's health.
Nov 30, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Rick Perry’s War on Women Rick Perry’s War on Women
How the Texas governor launched an assault on Planned Parenthood and women’s health.
Nov 30, 2011 / Feature / Jordan Smith
Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law Unions Beat GOP Candidates as New Hampshire Blocks Anti-Labor Law
Even as Republican presidential contenders stake out extreme anti-labor positions in New Hampshire, unions in that state have succeeded in blocking an anti-union “Right-to-Wo...
Nov 30, 2011 / John Nichols
Republicans Make Rare Retreat on Payroll Tax Cuts—Why? Republicans Make Rare Retreat on Payroll Tax Cuts—Why?
When Mitch McConnell surrendered on a payroll tax cut extension, it might have marked a new dynamic in Washington.
Nov 30, 2011 / George Zornick
The Tea Party’s Distant Cousin The Tea Party’s Distant Cousin
Reactionary forces echo through history, whether conservatives acknowledge it or not.
Nov 30, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Dave Obey: Creating a Progressive America Dave Obey: Creating a Progressive America
The worst time to get people's attention to environmental problems is a time of economic problems.
Nov 30, 2011 / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
The Myth of the Self-Loathing Liberal The Myth of the Self-Loathing Liberal
Jonathan Chait has it backwards: Progressives' problem has been too much loyalty to the President, not too little.
Nov 30, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anti-‘Too Big to Fail’ Jon Huntsman Nails Romney as Wall Street’s Man Anti-‘Too Big to Fail’ Jon Huntsman Nails Romney as Wall Street’s Man
Taking the position of former Senator Russ Feingold, former Utah governor positions himself as the anti-bankster candidate -- and a serious alternative to over-the-top corporatism ...
Nov 30, 2011 / John Nichols
Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class? Is Obama ‘Abandoning’ the White Working Class?
Conservatives are completely misrepresenting a study of the electorate.
Nov 30, 2011 / Ben Adler
Bob Herbert: Occupy Wall Street’s Cry of the Heart Bob Herbert: Occupy Wall Street’s Cry of the Heart
Despite all the dismissive criticism, Occupy Wall Street has spread like a wild fire globally since its inception three month ago. How could a leaderless and seemingly amorphous mo...
Nov 29, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas