Political Figures

Bill Clinton: The Great Deregulator Bill Clinton: The Great Deregulator

Bill Clinton bears as much responsibility as any politician for the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

Sep 10, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’ Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’

Twitter messages are bubbling up to the President.

Sep 10, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber

A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent

A sweeping new “Trans-Pacific Partnership” agreement is being negotiated in or name but without our informed consent. Obama should remove the cloak of secrecy.

Sep 9, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Howard Dean: The Case for Obama

Howard Dean: The Case for Obama Howard Dean: The Case for Obama

The former DNC chair predicts an Obama victory, says the future of the Supreme Court at stake.

Sep 7, 2012 / Audio / The Nation

Obama Manufactures an Argument for His Re-election Obama Manufactures an Argument for His Re-election

Obama promised a million new industrial jobs if he is re-elected. That's smart politics. But he should be listening to fellow Democrats who back fair trade and serious industrial p...

Sep 7, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Clinton Touts Welfare Reform. Here’s How It Failed. Clinton Touts Welfare Reform. Here’s How It Failed.

Clinton may be explainer-in-chief, but he left out the gaping hole welfare reform has made in the safety net.

Sep 6, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert

A Nun on the Podium Takes Apart Paul Ryan A Nun on the Podium Takes Apart Paul Ryan

One of the most powerful, and most powerfully-received speeches of the DNC was that of Sister Simone Campbell, one of the "Nuns on the Bus."

Sep 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Bill Clinton Forms Barack Obama’s More Perfect Union Bill Clinton Forms Barack Obama’s More Perfect Union

Republicans did not want to mention their former president in Tampa. But in Charlotte Democrats followed their former president’s lead. And it could take them all the way in ...

Sep 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

How the Gun Industry Got Rich Stoking Fear About Obama

How the Gun Industry Got Rich Stoking Fear About Obama How the Gun Industry Got Rich Stoking Fear About Obama

The NRA’s dire warnings that the president is a threat to the Second Amendment are bogus—but profitable.

Aug 22, 2012 / Feature / Jarrett Murphy

Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes Will the Threat Ryan Poses to Rural America Swing Swing States? Yes

In farm country, Paul Ryan won’t talk farm issues. Why? His budget is a direct assault on the rural Americans who decide how battleground states vote.

Aug 15, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

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