What if Sherrod Brown, Battler Against ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Banks, Gets Banking Committee Chair? What if Sherrod Brown, Battler Against ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Banks, Gets Banking Committee Chair?
The progressive populist senator from Ohio would hold big banks to account -- a new concept for Washington.
Mar 29, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough? Is ‘Game of Thrones’ Escapist Enough?
We need escapist fantasies like Game of Thrones. But what’s it doing to our revolutionary imagination?
Mar 29, 2013 / Blog / Michelle Dean
This Is What Happens When You Rip a Hole in the Safety Net This Is What Happens When You Rip a Hole in the Safety Net
If you destroy one part of the social safety net, those in need will turn to what’s left.
Mar 28, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary Take the Oath: A Critic of Marriage Gets Teary
What, to a critic of marriage, makes the ceremony itself so tear-worthy?
Mar 28, 2013 / Blog / Laura Flanders
Scott Walker’s ‘Unintimidated’ Grab for Presidential Consideration Scott Walker’s ‘Unintimidated’ Grab for Presidential Consideration
Walker's planned memoir, identified as a "call to action" for conservatives, is widely seen as an opening gambit in his play for the 2016 Republican preside...
Mar 26, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
A Transpartisan Alliance to End Our Rigged Corporate System A Transpartisan Alliance to End Our Rigged Corporate System
True conservatives should oppose the immunity from prosecution and tax loopholes that big banks and multinational companies enjoy.
Mar 26, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tips From the Pundit Who’s Always Wrong Tips From the Pundit Who’s Always Wrong
As long as you're wrong for the right reasons, your opinion is valuable!
Mar 26, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Austerity’s Cruelest Cut: Democracy Denied in Detroit Austerity’s Cruelest Cut: Democracy Denied in Detroit
Detroit voters opposed Michigan Governor Snyder 20-1, rejecting his agenda overwhelmingly. Now he has grabbed control of the city.
Mar 25, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues Homeless Vets vs. the VA: An LA Story Continues
The fight in LA to house homeless disabled veterans—on land donated to the government for them—has moved to the courts.
Mar 25, 2013 / Blog / Jon Wiener
Congress Has a Constitutional Duty to Preserve and Promote the Post Office Congress Has a Constitutional Duty to Preserve and Promote the Post Office
USPS is being hit with a classic austerity model: politicians, influenced by corporations that fund campaigns and overrun Capitol Hill with lobbyists, undermine quality public...
Mar 22, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols