On Fiscal Policy, the Country Takes Another Rightward Turn On Fiscal Policy, the Country Takes Another Rightward Turn
The public loves President Obama's rhetoric of austerity and responsibility, but it signals a turn away from the liberal project.
Jul 21, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run
Massachusetts might well elect Warren to the Senate, where she could lead the fight for reform.
Jul 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Will North America Be the New Middle East? Will North America Be the New Middle East?
It's yes or no for a climate-killing oil pipeline slated to run from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico—and Obama gets to make the call.
Jul 14, 2011 / Bill McKibben
Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling? Are Republican Candidates Crazy or Just Cynical About the Debt Ceiling?
Republican presidential candidates say we should not raise the debt ceiling. Have they lost their minds?
Jul 12, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior Obama’s Proposed Medicare Age Hike Means a 12 Percent Benefit Cut for the Average Senior
The president has reportedly proposed raising the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 67. That's bad fiscal policy, bad economics and bad politics.
Jul 12, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Are the Media Misleading Americans on the Debt Ceiling Debate? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Are the Media Misleading Americans on the Debt Ceiling Debate?
Katrina vanden Heuvel explains how we have to shift the budget debate from one centered around Washington’s debt crisis into one that looks at the full picture of America&rsq...
Jul 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
As Unemployment Spikes, Obama’s Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling As Unemployment Spikes, Obama’s Got a Bigger Problem Than the Debt Ceiling
The president is wrong to even consider putting Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid on the table. Campaign czar David Plouffe is even more wrong to suggest that unemployment is not...
Jul 8, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
With Entitlements on the Table, Obama Plans to Go Big on a Budget Deal With Entitlements on the Table, Obama Plans to Go Big on a Budget Deal
The president is ready to support changes to Social Security and Medicare to get a deal on the debt ceiling. If the past is any indication, this was the plan.
Jul 7, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
What Happened at Obama’s First Twitter Town Hall? What Happened at Obama’s First Twitter Town Hall?
In an unusual new media event, the president served up some long answers to short questions. Is this an improvement on traditional town halls?
Jul 6, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Obama: ‘It’s Only Fair’ to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks Obama: ‘It’s Only Fair’ to Ask Rich to Give Up Tax Breaks
Democrats should demand fair taxation, but they cannot support cuts in Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security in exchange for new revenue.
Jun 29, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols