Political Figures

Regime Change in Syria: Part II Regime Change in Syria: Part II

Who died and made America boss?

Aug 14, 2012 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again?

Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again? Ari Berman: Can Obama Win in North Carolina, Again?

The state that Obama won in 2008 is far from a sure thing this time around.

Aug 9, 2012 / Video / Francis Reynolds

Battleground 2012: Can Obama Win North Carolina Again?

Battleground 2012: Can Obama Win North Carolina Again? Battleground 2012: Can Obama Win North Carolina Again?

In this crucial swing state, organizers are betting that a strong grassroots ground game can defeat Romney’s Super PAC cash.

Aug 8, 2012 / Feature / Ari Berman

Shootings at Sikh Temple Test the Founding Faith of America

Shootings at Sikh Temple Test the Founding Faith of America Shootings at Sikh Temple Test the Founding Faith of America

Now is the time for President Obama to affirm the Jeffersonian ideal that no American “should suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief.”

Aug 6, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

How the Obama Campaign’s New iPhone App Really Works How the Obama Campaign’s New iPhone App Really Works

Why is the Obama campaign investing in an unprecedented program to merge its field and technology programs?

Jul 31, 2012 / Blog / Ari Melber

Romney Blames Obama for GOP Defense Cuts Romney Blames Obama for GOP Defense Cuts

Mitt’s campaign is attacking the president for defense spending cuts that his own party voted for in Congress.

Jul 26, 2012 / Blog / Ben Adler

Broke? Not if Governments Tax the $21 TRILLION Rich Have Offshored Broke? Not if Governments Tax the $21 TRILLION Rich Have Offshored

The enormous sum Romney and his billionaire pals around the world hide from the taxman is enough to pay for Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and a whole lot more.

Jul 23, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

George McGovern at 90: Still a Patriot With a Bleeding Heart George McGovern at 90: Still a Patriot With a Bleeding Heart

McGovern has always practiced a politics that runs deeper; a politics rooted in his love of America’s history, its literature and its possibility.

Jul 19, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

Solyndra and the Republican Outrage Machine Solyndra and the Republican Outrage Machine

Trying to lurch focus away from Romney’s Bain debacle, the GOP is manufacturing a scandal from the ashes of the failed solar start-up. 

Jul 19, 2012 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?

Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US? Will Britain’s Libor Scandal Finally Force Real Bank Reform in the US?

The head of the Bank of England now says bankers’ lies about interest rates “meet my definition of fraud.” Will US officials finally crack down?

Jul 17, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols

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