Anti-Obama Vs. Pro-Medicare: House Elections Today Test 2012 Messages Anti-Obama Vs. Pro-Medicare: House Elections Today Test 2012 Messages
Both sides will spin to win House races in New York and Nevada, but the results will be telling.
Sep 13, 2011 / John Nichols
Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate
Republican presidential candidates think economic and fiscal problems will be solved by magic instead of policies.
Sep 13, 2011 / Ben Adler
Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate
Republican presidential candidates think economic and fiscal problems will be solved by magic instead of policies.
Sep 13, 2011 / Ben Adler
Ralph Nader on 9/11 and the National Security State Ralph Nader on 9/11 and the National Security State
The consumer advocate was joined by Col. Lawrence Wilkerson and former FBI agent Michael German in a sharp critique of the war on terror.
Sep 12, 2011 / George Zornick
Where Was the Pat Tillman Story on NFL Sunday? Where Was the Pat Tillman Story on NFL Sunday?
The League embraced its role on the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks yet hardly mentioned the late Pat Tillman.
Sep 12, 2011 / Dave Zirin
A Poem for the Wounded City A Poem for the Wounded City
Let us realize that the best way to honor the loss of innocent life on one day is to remember taking of innocent life on all days.
Sep 12, 2011 / Moustafa Bayoumi
After Jobs Speech, We Ask—Yet Again—’Where’s This Obama Been?’ After Jobs Speech, We Ask—Yet Again—’Where’s This Obama Been?’
We keep asking the same question about the president as if for the first time, in a sort of liberal’s version of 50 First Dates.
Sep 12, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Congress Should Mark Anniversary of the ‘War on Terror’ by Deauthorizing It Congress Should Mark Anniversary of the ‘War on Terror’ by Deauthorizing It
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, the lone vote against authorizing the perpetual “war on terror,” is leading an effort to repeal it.
Sep 11, 2011 / John Nichols
This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later This Week: 9/11 at Ten. PLUS: Attica 40 Years Later
The tenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon provide an opportunity to reflect on the changes our country has undergone in the past dec...
Sep 9, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Troy Davis and Jocks for Justice Troy Davis and Jocks for Justice
Davis was convicted of murdering off-duty police Officer Mark MacPhail in 1989, but there has long been demonstrable evidence that he's not guilty.
Sep 9, 2011 / Dave Zirin