Media Culpa: The Politics of Personal Deconstruction Media Culpa: The Politics of Personal Deconstruction
Eric on this week's concerts (plus some upcoming events) and Reed on Matt Bai's treatment of the Gary Hart-Donna Rice affair.
Oct 6, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Why Threats Against Obama Speak Volumes on Race in America Why Threats Against Obama Speak Volumes on Race in America
Threats against Barack Obama have been three times more frequent than for his predecessors. There’s an obvious explanation: he’s black.
Oct 6, 2014 / William Greider
The Return of ‘Homeland’: Illusion, Reality and Claire Danes The Return of ‘Homeland’: Illusion, Reality and Claire Danes
Obama, Clinton, and the CIA will be watching.
Oct 4, 2014 / Jon Wiener
10 ‘Nation’ Articles on the Roosevelts, From TR’s Early Days to Eleanor’s Death 10 ‘Nation’ Articles on the Roosevelts, From TR’s Early Days to Eleanor’s Death
Contemporaneous accounts of the Roosevelts ranging over seventy years.
Oct 2, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Richard Kreitner
Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket Don’t Fall for the GOP’s Over-the-Counter Contraception Racket
Calls for the pill to be available without a prescription are just naked attempts to woo female voters and mask opposition to the Obamacare birth control mandate.
Oct 2, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: How the Koch Brothers Are Molding the Next Scott Walkers EXCLUSIVE AUDIO: How the Koch Brothers Are Molding the Next Scott Walkers
At a June, Koch-organized summit, Arizona Republican Doug Ducey begged billionaire favor by linking himself to the union-busting Wisconsinite and announcing, “I can't emphasize eno...
Oct 2, 2014 / John Nichols
What Liberals Don’t Understand About Freedom What Liberals Don’t Understand About Freedom
Democrats would be more successful with this simple reframing.
Oct 1, 2014 / George Lakoff
The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race The Invisible Oil in Louisiana’s Senate Race
The petrochemical industry is devastating the state, but no candidates dare take it on.
Oct 1, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter
Here’s What’s NOT the Matter With Kansas Here’s What’s NOT the Matter With Kansas
Feisty independent Greg Orman is polling well against GOP Senator Pat Roberts, a shill for Big Money in this reddest of red states.
Oct 1, 2014 / John Nichols
Eric Holder’s Mixed Record Eric Holder’s Mixed Record
The attorney general was a champion of civil rights—but not civil liberties.
Oct 1, 2014 / The Editors