Haley Barbour is No Martin Luther King or Even Jimmy Carter Haley Barbour is No Martin Luther King or Even Jimmy Carter
Short observations on the Jim Crow-era White Citizens Councils.
Dec 21, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Eric Foner: Is Obama Like Lincoln? Eric Foner: Is Obama Like Lincoln?
Lincoln didn't start out as the Great Emancipator. If Obama follows his lead, maybe he can still give us real change.
Dec 20, 2010 / Press Room
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears
Did the press do a fair job covering Obama's tax deal compromise? What does the tax deal really mean for America?
Dec 20, 2010 / Press Room
Eric Foner: Is Obama Like Lincoln? Eric Foner: Is Obama Like Lincoln?
Lincoln didn't start out as the Great Emancipator. If Obama follows his lead, maybe he can still give us real change.
Dec 20, 2010 / CNN
Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears Katrina vanden Heuvel on Obama’s Tax Deal and John Boehner’s Tears
Did the press do a fair job on covering Obama's tax deal compromise? What does the tax deal really mean for America?
Dec 20, 2010 / CNN
Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Diane Rehm Show: Lame Duck Congress Successes Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Diane Rehm Show: Lame Duck Congress Successes
The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", a food safety bill, the tax compromise: How has a Congress that took significant hits during the midterm election managed to get s...
Dec 20, 2010 / Press Room
Rejecting Bigotry and Bitter-Ender McCain, Senate Scraps Ban on Gays in the Military Rejecting Bigotry and Bitter-Ender McCain, Senate Scraps Ban on Gays in the Military
After a two-decade campaign, LGBT groups and their allies celebrate the removal of the last major hurdle to ending discrimination against gays and lesbians in the military.
Dec 18, 2010 / John Nichols
Matthew Hoh’s Afghanistan: An Insider Talks Matthew Hoh’s Afghanistan: An Insider Talks
Why did the senior State Department representative resign from his Afghanistan post? The full interview.
Dec 17, 2010 / Barbara Koeppel
Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on Progressive Politics in the Obama Era Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on Progressive Politics in the Obama Era
If you're disappointed with Obama, Rev. Jesse Jackson has a reminder for you: American presidents haven't done many great things without a mass movement pushing them every step of ...
Dec 17, 2010 / The Nation
Former Campaign Aide Criticizes Obama on Organizing Former Campaign Aide Criticizes Obama on Organizing
As Washington cheers Obama's tax deal, a former campaign aide goes public with criticism that Obama is marginalizing his supporter network and endangering his re-election.
Dec 17, 2010 / Ari Melber