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
Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich Why Conservatives Like Newt Gingrich
It’s more than just their distaste for Mitt Romney. Gingrich appeals to conservatives with his extreme denunciations of liberals.
Nov 29, 2011 / Ben Adler
Take Our Children, Please!: A Modest Proposal for Occupy Wall Street Take Our Children, Please!: A Modest Proposal for Occupy Wall Street
It was Karl Marx who first observed that high finance is “the Vatican of capitalism.” How right he turned out to be.
Nov 29, 2011 / Steve Fraser
Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signatures Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signatures
Two weeks into the drive to remove Scott Walker, more than half the required signatures have been gathered.
Nov 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signatures as Rural Counties Turn Against Anti-Labor Governor Wisconsin Recall Drive Surpasses 300,000 Signatures as Rural Counties Turn Against Anti-Labor Governor
Labor and community activists need 540,000 signatures to recall Walker. After 2 weeks (and with 6 weeks to go) they're more than half way to their goal.
Nov 29, 2011 / John Nichols
Barney Frank Took on Banks, Bigots and Bloated Pentagon Budgets Barney Frank Took on Banks, Bigots and Bloated Pentagon Budgets
The liberal firebrand, who will retire from the House next year, championed LGBT rights, worked for a fairer economy and pushed for cutting defense spending.
Nov 28, 2011 / John Nichols
Politicians Who Hate Politics Politicians Who Hate Politics
Self-interested "centrists" ask the public to step aside and let them run things.
Nov 28, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Free Speech for Government Employees Free Speech for Government Employees
A case being heard this month will likely define the free speech rights of federal employees and so determine the quality of people who will make up our government.
Nov 28, 2011 / Peter Van Buren
Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions Gingrich and Romney Endorsements Are Based on False Assumptions
Newspaper editorial boards from Wall Street to Manchester, NH, have started backing leading Republicans—but their underlying facts are wrong.
Nov 28, 2011 / Ben Adler