Politics

Conservative Media Say the Sexual Harassment Claim Against Cain Is an Attack From the Left Conservative Media Say the Sexual Harassment Claim Against Cain Is an Attack From the Left

What happens when a nonpartisan newspaper reveals unflattering information about a Republican?

Nov 1, 2011 / Ben Adler

Ari Berman: Paul Ryan Is a ‘Class Warrior for the Wealthy’ Ari Berman: Paul Ryan Is a ‘Class Warrior for the Wealthy’

Paul Ryan doesn't have his facts straight when it comes to our nation's widening class divide.

Oct 31, 2011 / Press Room

Is Occupy Wall Street Responsible for a New York Crime Wave? Is Occupy Wall Street Responsible for a New York Crime Wave?

 Conservatives are trying to blame the protests for every shooting in New York City. 

Oct 31, 2011 / Ben Adler

Regulating CPCs: Consumer Protection or Affront to Free Speech?

Regulating CPCs: Consumer Protection or Affront to Free Speech? Regulating CPCs: Consumer Protection or Affront to Free Speech?

Baltimore and New York are requiring crisis pregnancy centers to disclose basic information about their services. But some judges say these ordinances violate the First Amendment.

Oct 31, 2011 / Kate Murphy

Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice Paul Ryan Can’t Hear the Catholic Church’s Call for Economic Justice

The church has proposed a financial transaction tax in order to steer the economy “towards achieving the common good.” Is that class warfare?

Oct 30, 2011 / John Nichols

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and William Greider on the Housing Crisis’s ‘Death Spiral’

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and William Greider on the Housing Crisis’s ‘Death Spiral’ Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and William Greider on the Housing Crisis’s ‘Death Spiral’

The only way out of our national mortgage crisis is through widespread debt forgiveness.

Oct 28, 2011 / The Nation

This Week: Ideas From the 99 Percent. PLUS: Ending Corporate Personhood This Week: Ideas From the 99 Percent. PLUS: Ending Corporate Personhood

 This week, a special forum on "Ideas from the 99 Percent." The We the People Campaign kicks into gear, plus an exclusive look at the "wildest" school boar...

Oct 28, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

What Should Be Done About Campaign Finance? What Should Be Done About Campaign Finance?

Restricting the flow of money doesn't work. So what comes next? 

Oct 28, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood Katrina vanden Heuvel: End Corporate Personhood

A very specific and concrete proposal has caught on like wildfire in Occupy encampments across the nation: Amend the Constitution to end corporate personhood.

Oct 28, 2011 / Press Room

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on the Rise of the Austerity Class

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on the Rise of the Austerity Class Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on the Rise of the Austerity Class

Why do austerity measures remain so popular within the beltway while the overwhelming evidence in the rest of the country points to the fact that such measures increase unemploymen...

Oct 28, 2011 / The Nation

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