Politics

11 GOP Excuses for Not Extending Unemployment Benefits

11 GOP Excuses for Not Extending Unemployment Benefits 11 GOP Excuses for Not Extending Unemployment Benefits

Why don't Republicans want to extend long-term jobless aid? Actually, it's hard to tell.

Apr 8, 2014 / George Zornick

Why Bobby Jindal’s Health Plan Is an Epic Fail

Why Bobby Jindal’s Health Plan Is an Epic Fail Why Bobby Jindal’s Health Plan Is an Epic Fail

If he's the GOP’s idea man, then the Democrats are in good shape.

Apr 8, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

McCutcheon’s Big Winner: Media Corporations… but Not Journalism

McCutcheon’s Big Winner: Media Corporations… but Not Journalism McCutcheon’s Big Winner: Media Corporations… but Not Journalism

Eric with the latest reviews and Reed on the McCutcheon ruling.

Apr 8, 2014 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson

It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight

It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight It’s Time the CIA Gets Some Serious Oversight

What is the point of congressional oversight if the committee charged with it allows itself to be pushed around by the agency it oversees?

Apr 8, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Poll Finds Jury Still Out on de Blasio

Poll Finds Jury Still Out on de Blasio Poll Finds Jury Still Out on de Blasio

And that’s good news for the progressive mayor.

Apr 8, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing

Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing

If the UPK fight defined the first 100 days of the mayor’s current term, housing will likely dominate the remaining 1,360 days.

Apr 7, 2014 / Jarrett Murphy

Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat

Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat

North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones is a conservative backer of fair elections. Big Money wants him out of the House.

Apr 7, 2014 / John Nichols

A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman

A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman

Looks like the US attorney is calling witnesses to testify, on both Bridgegate and the Hoboken charges.

Apr 5, 2014 / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics

This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics

The struggle for genuine reform is in the noblest traditions of this magazine.

Apr 5, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa

It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa

For years now, evangelical activists from the United States have been speaking out against homosexuality and cheering on antigay legislation all over Africa.

Apr 4, 2014 / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus

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