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 ...
If Weiner Resigns, David Vitter Should Go Too If Weiner Resigns, David Vitter Should Go Too
The GOP hosts a fancy fundraiser for the disgraced Senator Vitter while demanding Representative Weiner’s immediate resignation.
Jun 9, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Has Obama Found a Replacement for Elizabeth Warren at the CFPB? Has Obama Found a Replacement for Elizabeth Warren at the CFPB?
The Obama Administration seems determined to push Elizabeth Warren out the door at the very moment it needs her the most.
Jun 9, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
On Weinergate: Why Weiner’s Not a Victim On Weinergate: Why Weiner’s Not a Victim
This isn't about Anthony Weiner's marriage or sex life. I’m angry he would risk his important role in the public debate by knowingly giving strangers access to such embarrass...
Jun 8, 2011 / The Notion / Dana Goldstein
On Weinergate: Before Throwing Stones… On Weinergate: Before Throwing Stones…
Journalists who embolden Andrew Breitbart by treating this gossip as serious news should think twice.
Jun 8, 2011 / The Notion / Amanda Marcotte
Obama: You’re Your Only Hope Obama: You’re Your Only Hope
It's too late for Obama to turn around the economy. But to win re-election, he better expose what Republican plans to cut spending will really do.
Jun 8, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question Anthony Weiner and the ‘How Can You Be So Stupid?’ Question
After Gary Hart, Bill Clinton, John Ensign, David Vitter, Eliot Spitzer, Arnold Schwarzenegger, John Edwards and more—why don’t politicians learn?
Jun 7, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama? Can LBJ-Style Toughness Save Barack Obama?
If the institutional norms of 2009 matched those of 1967, Barack Obama would be hailed as one of this country’s great liberal presidents.
Jun 6, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee Senate Republicans Block Yet Another Well-Qualified Obama Nominee
The rejection of Nobel Prize–winning economist Peter Diamond for the Fed Board illustrates how the GOP is systematically blocking well-qualified Obama nominees.
Jun 6, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman