The Gingrich of Politics Past Mounts a Modern Scrooge-Marley Campaign The Gingrich of Politics Past Mounts a Modern Scrooge-Marley Campaign
Suggesting that poor kids are only good at crime, GOP front-runner renews campaign to end child labor laws and make low-income children “clean the bathrooms.”
Dec 2, 2011 / John Nichols
Why Mitt Romney Avoids Interviews Why Mitt Romney Avoids Interviews
Even on Fox News Romney is defensive and unable to explain a key policy.
Dec 1, 2011 / Ben Adler
America Isn’t Broke America Isn’t Broke
The Supercommittee is dead. Here’s what should come next.
Dec 1, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Melissa Harris-Perry: Herman Cain’s Campaign Train Wreck Melissa Harris-Perry: Herman Cain’s Campaign Train Wreck
What is Cain still doing in the GOP's presidential nomination race?
Dec 1, 2011 / Press Room
The GOP’s Interesting Payroll Tax Cut Proposal The GOP’s Interesting Payroll Tax Cut Proposal
A new idea from the GOP about how to pay for a payroll tax cut indicates they might be losing a messaging battle on income inequality.
Dec 1, 2011 / George Zornick
Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (12/1) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (12/1)
Every week, Nation interns try to cut through the echo chamber and choose one good article in their area of interest that they feel should receive more attention.
Dec 1, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation
You Can Arrest an Idea You Can Arrest an Idea
Count the liberal mayor of Los Angeles as one of those apologists for suppressing truth in the name of civic order.
Dec 1, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Bob Herbert: Rebuilding America’s Economy Bob Herbert: Rebuilding America’s Economy
The development of a fair and sustainable economy, Bob Herbert argues, will require a national conversation—not to mention a considerable amount of government involvement.
Nov 30, 2011 / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas
The Nastiness of Newt The Nastiness of Newt
Gingrich, the champion of child labor, has risen to the top of a GOP field so extreme it would scare Goldwater and Reagan.
Nov 30, 2011 / The Editors
Noted Noted
John Nichols on Barney Frank’s last year, Josh Eidelson on the never-ending foreclosure crisis, the editors on Tom Wicker’s passing
Nov 30, 2011 / Various Contributors