Netroots Nation Day 2: Media Overplays Obama Angst Netroots Nation Day 2: Media Overplays Obama Angst
Contrary to much press coverage, liberals at the Netroots Nation convention are not Obama-obsessed.
Jun 17, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Netroots to Obama White House: Where’s the Love? Netroots to Obama White House: Where’s the Love?
White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer's appearance at Netroots Nation is unlikely to change the White House's opinion of the "professional left."
Jun 17, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Cold Comfort at Senate Nuclear Safety Hearing Cold Comfort at Senate Nuclear Safety Hearing
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission appeared in front of a Senate committee yesterday, and didn't do much to inspire confidence in America's nuclear safety.
Jun 17, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts Republican Governors Continue to Push for Medicaid Cuts
Without federal assistance, Medicaid is too expensive for most states, and as a result, some Republican governors are pushing the Obama administration to let them make cuts to the ...
Jun 17, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor? Liberal Bloggers: Are Democrats Pro-Labor?
At the largest liberal netroots gathering to date, bloggers debated the role of labor and national interest groups in sparking the Wisconsin protests.
Jun 16, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’ Understanding Vancouver’s ‘Hockey Riot’
Was there more to Vancouver's Hockey Riot than meets the eye? Or less?
Jun 16, 2011 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts Tim Pawlenty Wants to Super Size the Bush Tax Cuts
Compared to Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty's plan for tax reform, the Bush tax cuts are a quaint example of fiscal restraint.
Jun 16, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
New Data: Weiner Scandal Covered Less Online and in Print New Data: Weiner Scandal Covered Less Online and in Print
If you think Anthony Weiner got too much media coverage, you may just be getting your news from the wrong place, according to new data.
Jun 15, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Sound and Fury, but Few Facts, at Rep. King’s ‘Prislam’ Hearing Sound and Fury, but Few Facts, at Rep. King’s ‘Prislam’ Hearing
Rep. Peter King held another hearing into Islamic radicalization today, this time focusing on prisons. But he failed to prove his case.
Jun 15, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Why Didn’t John King Ask at the Debate, ‘Republican Party or Tea Party?’ Why Didn’t John King Ask at the Debate, ‘Republican Party or Tea Party?’
King’s no-nonsense, staccato style of moderating had the inadvertent effect of toning down the crazy.
Jun 15, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan