We Can’t Win the Fight if We Can’t Tell the Story We Can’t Win the Fight if We Can’t Tell the Story
Whatever one thinks of the foreign and domestic policy outcomes of the past two years, it is clear that the Obama administration has stumbled in its ability to tell a compelling st...
Apr 12, 2011 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
Washington, DC: Where Conservative Congressmen Dump Bad Ideas Washington, DC: Where Conservative Congressmen Dump Bad Ideas
The Obama-Boehner budget's ban on abortion funding for DC is a stark reminder that district residents still aren't treated as equals in American democracy.
Apr 12, 2011 / Martin Austermuhle
Poverty in John Boehner’s District Poverty in John Boehner’s District
Fourteen percent of Speaker Boehner’s constituents live below the federal poverty line of $22,400 per year for a family of four. His budget targets these vulnerable people. ...
Apr 11, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Kaufmann
NPR Station in LA Suspends Planned Parenthood Spots NPR Station in LA Suspends Planned Parenthood Spots
A tale of journalistic cowardice.
Apr 10, 2011 / The Notion / Jon Wiener
Advice for Obama: Confront, Then Compromise Advice for Obama: Confront, Then Compromise
By failing to thematically challenge the GOP’s budget, President Obama has made it easier for John Boehner to keep demanding larger and larger spending cuts.
Apr 8, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
What Happened to the GOP’s Social Issues Truce? What Happened to the GOP’s Social Issues Truce?
Attacks by Republicans on Planned Parenthood during the budget fight illustrate how radical social conservatives still hold the balance of power inside the GOP.
Apr 8, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Liberals and the Liberals who Hate Them Liberals and the Liberals who Hate Them
Reed Richardson comes up with questions for the Republican presidential debates.
Apr 7, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Fox: The Liars’ Network Fox: The Liars’ Network
The problem with Fox is not that it's conservative—it’s that it’s full of falsehoods.
Apr 7, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
Paul Ryan’s Plan to Destroy Medicare Paul Ryan’s Plan to Destroy Medicare
The threatened government shutdown was averted, but Democrats agreed to $38 billion in budget cuts. Here's what we'll see in the next negotiations.
Apr 7, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Reclaiming the Politics of Freedom Reclaiming the Politics of Freedom
Since the ’70s, liberals and leftists have misidentified the source of conservatism’s appeal.
Apr 6, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Corey Robin