Elections

Melissa Harris-Perry: How Obama Can Capture the Spirit of 2008 in 2012 Melissa Harris-Perry: How Obama Can Capture the Spirit of 2008 in 2012

How can Obama recapture the momentum of 2008? The Nation's Melissa Harris-Perry discusses the president's re-election strategies and how this season's quickly-changing dynamics wil...

Jun 21, 2011 / Video / MSNBC

Howard Dean: We Can’t Count on Politicians To Stand Up To Moneyed Interests Howard Dean: We Can’t Count on Politicians To Stand Up To Moneyed Interests

Speaking from experience, Howard Dean addresses Netroots Nation to condemn moneyed interests and claim that we, the people, will have to take responsibility for creating the long-a...

Jun 20, 2011 / Video / Free Speech TV

Instead of Dancing With the Austerity Devil, Keith Ellison Wants Democrats to Campaign for Jobs Instead of Dancing With the Austerity Devil, Keith Ellison Wants Democrats to Campaign for Jobs

While his colleague Michele Bachmann mounts a vanity campaign for president, Minnesota Congressman Keith Ellison is mounting a serious campaign for American jobs.

Jun 18, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Ari Berman: What Are the Structural Barriers to Progressive Success? Ari Berman: What Are the Structural Barriers to Progressive Success?

How can progressives push government to be of, by and for the people, rather than for the privileged few?

Jun 17, 2011 / Video / Free Speech TV

GOP Debate: Michele Bachmann and Six Guys

GOP Debate: Michele Bachmann and Six Guys GOP Debate: Michele Bachmann and Six Guys

The congresswoman used her first presidential debate appearance to announce her candidacy and steal the limelight from everyone else—except, perhaps, Mitt Romney.

Jun 14, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Six Questions Tonight’s GOP Debaters Don’t Want to Discuss

Six Questions Tonight’s GOP Debaters Don’t Want to Discuss Six Questions Tonight’s GOP Debaters Don’t Want to Discuss

"Shouldn't we just get rid of Medicare?” "What's with Obamneycare?” and "Weiner versus Vitter?”

Jun 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Will the GOP Debate Be Civilized or a Slugfest? Will the GOP Debate Be Civilized or a Slugfest?

George Zornick joins the Washington Times’s Charles Hurt on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to break down GOP strategy, the beginnings of the electoral horse ...

Jun 13, 2011 / Video / C-SPAN

One if by Misstatement, Two if by Ignorant: Palin Gets an ‘F’ in American History One if by Misstatement, Two if by Ignorant: Palin Gets an ‘F’ in American History

She's got Paul Revere riding on the wrong side of the Revolution.

Jun 4, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Pro-Choice, Anti-Choice, Mitt Romney Cannot Be Serious Pro-Choice, Anti-Choice, Mitt Romney Cannot Be Serious

Romney's "evolving" stance on abortion—and a long list of other issues—won't sell in what's becoming a party of social-policy purists.

Jun 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Three Things I Love About Herman Cain’s Campaign Three Things I Love About Herman Cain’s Campaign

Herman Cain’s candidacy is a cautionary tale against the simplistic racial reasoning that has dominated American political discourse.

Jun 1, 2011 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry

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