Moving Forward

Why progressives need to own Obama's achievements—and build a movement to pressure him to do more.

Gara LaMarche and Deepak Bhargava

Lawless Courts

Immigration judges who flagrantly disregard the law are sheltered by a secretive system.

Jacqueline Stevens

The New Civic Activism in Russia

Indifference and suspicion might be as much to blame as authoritarianism for Russia's lack of democracy. That's why an uptick in local-level civic engagement is welcome news.

Vadim Nikitin

The Extremist GOP

Moderates are no longer welcome in the GOP—and Democrats shouldn't try to compromise with what the party's become.

the Editors

Down-Ballot Power

Unfortunately for Democrats, who have dominated statehouse politics since 2006, the party’s troubles at the national level extend to the states.

John Nichols

Noted.

Bruce Shapiro on Virginia Thomas's phone call to Anita Hill; Jennifer O'Mahony on Murdoch Corp's attempt to expand in Britain

Various Contributors

Foreclosure Fraud Fallout

As long as Obama allows banks to write their own rules on foreclosure, he's a willful participant in their ongoing scam.

Kai Wright

‘Times’ Says CREEP-like Cash Has Returned

But now it's no big deal.

Calvin Trillin

West Bank Stories

Obama has paid an enormous price for pushing Israel to keep promises it has already made to freeze settlement expansion, and for what?

Eric Alterman

Forgetting Afghanistan

It's not hard to understand why Americans want to forget all about Afghanistan. But remembering the war would demand a necessary reckoning.

Gary Younge

West Bank Stories

Obama has paid an enormous price for pushing Israel to keep promises it has already made to freeze settlement expansion, and for what?

Eric Alterman

That Seventies Show

The continuous readjustment of expectations downward: For historians like Jefferson Cowie and Judith Stein, that was the key experience of the 1970s.

Rick Perlstein

Stele

Cole Swensen

The Magic Mountain: The 2010 New York Film Festival

Lee Chang-Dong's Poetry, Kelly Reichardt's Meek's Cutoff, Charles Ferguson's Inside Job and other films

Stuart Klawans

Name Your Prog Prince (-cess)!

Our Readers

Puzzle No. 1606

This puzzle originally appeared in the November 8, 1975, issue.

Frank W. Lewis