Why Ralph Nader, Cornel West, Jonathan Kozol Seek Primary Challenges to Obama Why Ralph Nader, Cornel West, Jonathan Kozol Seek Primary Challenges to Obama
Progressives sign a call for antiwar, anticorporate Democrats to mount primary campaigns to challenge Obama and the politics of compromise.
Sep 25, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Note to GOP Candidates: Obama’s No Socialist Note to GOP Candidates: Obama’s No Socialist
Romney said that the president takes his inspiration “from socialist democrats in Europe.” Gingrich decried “Obama's socialist policies.” They are ridiculou...
Sep 23, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Future of No Child Left Behind The Future of No Child Left Behind
President Obama is moving forward to reform NCLB unilaterally, but the House GOP has its own plan.
Sep 23, 2011 / Blog / Dana Goldstein
Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals Are Abandoning Obama Black President, Double Standard: Why White Liberals Are Abandoning Obama
Electoral racism may be dead, but is there a more subtle form of racism at work in the white flight from Obama?
Sep 21, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Fighting for Real ‘Shared Sacrifice’ Fighting for Real ‘Shared Sacrifice’
FDR’s leadership offers more than nostalgia.
Sep 20, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Katrina vanden Heuvel: With Combative Deficit Plan, Obama Is ‘Picking The Right Fights’ Katrina vanden Heuvel: With Combative Deficit Plan, Obama Is ‘Picking The Right Fights’
With his combative deficit reduction speech, President Obama's "picking the right fights, drawing the right lines and setting up the debate for 2012."
Sep 20, 2011 / Nation in the News / The Ed Show
The Devilish Detail of Obama’s Speech: Deep Medicare, Medicaid Cuts The Devilish Detail of Obama’s Speech: Deep Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
The president plans to cut “waste, fraud and abuse,” but his proposal would in practice harm the neediest.
Sep 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
President Obama’s Very Own ‘War on Terror,’ Cont’d President Obama’s Very Own ‘War on Terror,’ Cont’d
It’s spreading fast, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria and West Africa.
Sep 19, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s Economy: One Betrayal Too Many Obama’s Economy: One Betrayal Too Many
With a record 46.2 million Americans living in poverty, it’s getting too late to give President Obama a pass on the economy.
Sep 15, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Defeats in New York and Nevada Demand a Democratic Reset Defeats in New York and Nevada Demand a Democratic Reset
The party needs to rethink recruitment, issues and its relationship with Obama's re-election campaign.
Sep 15, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols