Politics

It’s Not Hillary’s Personality, Stupid

It’s Not Hillary’s Personality, Stupid It’s Not Hillary’s Personality, Stupid

Media fear and self-loathing are already on the campaign trail.

Apr 17, 2015 / Leslie Savan

If Clinton Is Serious About Economic Populism, She Should Come Out Against Fast Track

If Clinton Is Serious About Economic Populism, She Should Come Out Against Fast Track If Clinton Is Serious About Economic Populism, She Should Come Out Against Fast Track

This is the time to break with Obama, and her own past, by siding with labor, environmentalists, human rights activists.

Apr 17, 2015 / John Nichols

We Spend $600 Billion a Year on Defense, but Couldn’t Stop a Mailman From Landing His Gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn

We Spend $600 Billion a Year on Defense, but Couldn’t Stop a Mailman From Landing His Gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn We Spend $600 Billion a Year on Defense, but Couldn’t Stop a Mailman From Landing His Gyrocopter on the Capitol Lawn

Doug Hughes is not a dangerous fruitcake. In fact, he is a small-d democratic idealist who went out of his way to alert the authorities in advance of his so-called “Freedom F...

Apr 17, 2015 / William Greider

Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution

Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution Enshrine the Right to Vote in the Constitution

After 150 years, it is time for the last Reconstruction Amendment.

Apr 16, 2015 / John Nichols

Senate Committee Votes to Kill No Child Left Behind, but the High-Stakes Testing Era Isn’t Over

Senate Committee Votes to Kill No Child Left Behind, but the High-Stakes Testing Era Isn’t Over Senate Committee Votes to Kill No Child Left Behind, but the High-Stakes Testing Era Isn’t Over

The Senate's proprosal to replace the failed law would shift the public education battleground more fully to the states.

Apr 16, 2015 / Zoë Carpenter

Now Congress Is Fast-Tracking the TPP Fast Track

Now Congress Is Fast-Tracking the TPP Fast Track Now Congress Is Fast-Tracking the TPP Fast Track

Members of the Senate Finance Committee found themselves in a fast-track hearing without knowing it.

Apr 16, 2015 / George Zornick

If Elizabeth Warren Were Running for President, This Would Be Her Agenda

If Elizabeth Warren Were Running for President, This Would Be Her Agenda If Elizabeth Warren Were Running for President, This Would Be Her Agenda

She just provided a blueprint for how Democrats should attack continued financial reform.

Apr 16, 2015 / George Zornick

What Hillary Clinton Should Remember as She Courts Black Voters

What Hillary Clinton Should Remember as She Courts Black Voters What Hillary Clinton Should Remember as She Courts Black Voters

During the 2008 primary, some of Clinton’s rhetoric left black voters cold. She’ll need to overcome those lingering concerns to win in 2016.

Apr 16, 2015 / Dani McClain

Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests

Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests Hillary Clinton, Progressive Democrats Back ‘Fight for 15’ Protests

The widespread protests Wednesday offered a critical test for politicians on whether to support the growing low-wage-worker movement.

Apr 16, 2015 / George Zornick

Republicans Want to Mark Tax Day With a Gift to the Top 0.2 Percent

Republicans Want to Mark Tax Day With a Gift to the Top 0.2 Percent Republicans Want to Mark Tax Day With a Gift to the Top 0.2 Percent

The House of Representatives is set to vote to repeal the estate tax, a move that could cost the federal government nearly $270 billion over ten years.

Apr 15, 2015 / NationAction

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