South Carolina Suffers While Gov. Rejects Stimulus Funds South Carolina Suffers While Gov. Rejects Stimulus Funds
On a recent visit to a state whose Republican governor rejected $700 million in federal stimulus funds, I got a sense of how deep the economic slide has been. Myrtle Beach, South ...
Mar 30, 2009 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Shamelessly Exploiting Natasha Richardson Shamelessly Exploiting Natasha Richardson
Now this is truly sick. "Canadacare May Have Killed Natasha" says the New York Post, trumpeting an article written by Cory Franklin, first published by the Chicago Tribun...
Mar 26, 2009 / The Notion / Betsy Reed
Farewell John Hope Franklin Farewell John Hope Franklin
Yesterday the great Historian John Hope Franklin passed away at the age of 94. I did my doctoral work at Duke University and had the the opportunity to encounter Professor Frankli...
Mar 26, 2009 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Obama’s ‘Katrina Moment’? Never Mind. Obama’s ‘Katrina Moment’? Never Mind.
The AIG bailout bonuses were "Obama's Katrina Moment" -- that's what Frank Rich argued in his New York Times column on Sunday. Just three days later that seems like a ri...
Mar 25, 2009 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
The Populist Storm (II) The Populist Storm (II)
As mentioned in an earlier post, we're hearing a lot these days about dangerous "pitchfork populists" storming the barricades, as though the public's anger at Wall Street...
Mar 25, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
A Teachable Moment A Teachable Moment
So there we were, two Americans summoned to 11 Downing Street to advise the movers and shakers of British culture on the lessons to be learned from FDR's New Deal, and particularly...
Mar 24, 2009 / The Notion / D.D. Guttenplan
Obama & Whistleblowers Obama & Whistleblowers
Several weeks ago, I attended a conference in Washington D.C. whose organizing theme was "Ending the Dark Ages, Turning on the Lights." The conference was a gathering of...
Mar 24, 2009 / The Notion / Eyal Press
Geithner’s Plan: Like an Oil Spill Geithner’s Plan: Like an Oil Spill
Twenty years ago this week, the Exxon Valdez ran aground, spilling ten millions gallons of filthy oil over 10,000 square miles of Prince William Sound. The Exxon corporat...
Mar 24, 2009 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Our Budget, Our Selves Our Budget, Our Selves
Few processes are more revealing of our commitments, our priorities, and our core beliefs than budgeting. This is true for individuals, families, institutions, and nations. How we ...
Mar 24, 2009 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Palestinian Revolution? Palestinian Revolution?
On Friday I went to the anti-separation wall demo in Ni'lin in the West Bank, the same village where International Solidarity Movement activist Tristan Anderson was critically woun...
Mar 21, 2009 / The Notion / Roane Carey