Wealth for the Common Good Wealth for the Common Good
At a moment when conservative Democrats are holding real healthcare reform hostage under the guise of "fiscal discipline"--fighting against a robust public option, promoting a ...
Jul 30, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Conservatives Should Propose Medicare Elimination Conservatives Should Propose Medicare Elimination
Today's the 44th anniversary of Medicare, the single payer health insurance program that provides care for millions of senior citizens. It is the nightmare come true! Forty-three ...
Jul 30, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Special ‘Let’s Have a Beer’ Edition Special ‘Let’s Have a Beer’ Edition
Wrapup: I did two columns about the Skip Gates affair this week, God help me. The first one is my "Think Again column." It's called "Why Does BarackObama Hate America? (Hint: Bla...
Jul 30, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Squeeze Insurance Profiteers, Not Medicare Squeeze Insurance Profiteers, Not Medicare
At a critical moment in the tense health care debate -- when the U.S. House and Senate are scrambling to forge compromise reform plans that might be passed before the Congress emb...
Jul 29, 2009 / John Nichols
The Need for Strategic Patience on Iran The Need for Strategic Patience on Iran
Does President Obama have the strategic patience he'll need to deal with Iran? It isn't clear. Things are exceedingly unsettled inside Iran, and it's not likely that Iranian le...
Jul 29, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
For Sotomayor, Against the Confirmation Process For Sotomayor, Against the Confirmation Process
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold joined fellow Democrats and one Republican (South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham) on the winning side of last week's 13-6 vote on the Senate Judic...
Jul 28, 2009 / John Nichols
What the Hell is Max Baucus Thinking !?! What the Hell is Max Baucus Thinking !?!
The following comes from a reader and frequent correspondent. This is not someone with particularly progressive politics. In fact, he only very recently has come to identify as a ...
Jul 28, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town Congress Shouldn’t Skip Town
This isn't a healthcare crisis, this is a state of emergency. 14,000 Americans are losing their coverage every day, and 17,000 are forced into bankruptcy every week because they ...
Jul 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fed Up With Corn Fed Up With Corn
In Native American tradition, beans, squash and maize (or corn) were planted and grown together, supporting each other in their life-cycles and providing the foundation of a balan...
Jul 27, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Around The Nation Around The Nation
Last summer, just hours after President Bush continued his dangerousexpansion of executive powers and signed the "FISA Amendments Act of2008," legislation that needlessly expande...
Jul 27, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel