Obama Must Reclaim the Debate Obama Must Reclaim the Debate
Barack Obama's genius was to run a campaign that understood how muchAmericans wanted change. On Wednesday evening when he speaks to a jointsession of Congress President Obama wil...
Sep 8, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Van Jones Exit Isn’t Right-Wing Win, It’s an Obama Surrender Van Jones Exit Isn’t Right-Wing Win, It’s an Obama Surrender
The decision of Van Jones to resign as President Obama's "green jobs" czar is not a victory for Republicans who griped about the White House environmental aide's willingness to ca...
Sep 6, 2009 / John Nichols
Around The Nation Around The Nation
With President Obama set to address a joint session of Congress onWednesday, the debate is raging over the healthcare endgame: CanPresident Obama regain momentum? Will he hang on...
Sep 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Wrapup: I've got a new Think Again column called "Ted Kennedy, inSubstance" which deals with the personalistic, rather than substantivecoverage of the senator's life and career, ...
Sep 4, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Give States an Option to Lead on Single-Payer Give States an Option to Lead on Single-Payer
The goal of real reformers is clear: a "Medicare for all" single-payer national healthcare system.
Getting there could be a little tough this fall.
But America will get there.
Sep 4, 2009 / John Nichols
The Fight for Food The Fight for Food
The emergence of food as a political and social issue worth organizing around is demonstrated by the abundance of projects, initiatives, blogs, campaigns and efforts to realign fo...
Sep 3, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Big Bucks for Bailout Barons Big Bucks for Bailout Barons
One year after the global banking system collapsed the Institute forPolicy Studies (IPS) 16th Annual Executive Excess report -- "America's Bailout Barons" -- shows that the perve...
Sep 2, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Kennedy Seat: Vicki’s a “No,” But Maybe Joe The Kennedy Seat: Vicki’s a “No,” But Maybe Joe
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has scheduled the special election to fill the US Senate seat vacated by the death of Senator Edward Kennedy's seat. The date is January 19, ...
Sep 1, 2009 / John Nichols
Feingold Gets Afghanistan Right Feingold Gets Afghanistan Right
Senator Russ Feingold was way ahead of the Senate curve in insisting ona timetable for withdrawal from Iraq, and last week he got it rightagain in calling for a flexible timetabl...
Aug 31, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Verizon Wireless is Wrong Verizon Wireless is Wrong
Do 87 million Verizon Wireless customers know that the company is a co-sponsor of a major climate-change-denying, union-busting, pro-mountaintop removal Labor Day rally staged by...
Aug 31, 2009 / Peter Rothberg