Cuomo Talks Tough on Ethics (Again) and Invites Us to Trust Him Cuomo Talks Tough on Ethics (Again) and Invites Us to Trust Him
Should we give him a second chance? Yes—with skepticism and with hope.
Feb 3, 2015 / Stephen Gillers
Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy? Who Are the Billionaires Attacking Obama’s Iran Diplomacy?
GOP megadonor Paul Singer and Hillary Clinton booster Richard Perry have more in common than you’d think.
Feb 3, 2015 / Eli Clifton
Today is FDR’s Birthday: Before the 1932 Election, ‘The Nation’ Was Not Impressed Today is FDR’s Birthday: Before the 1932 Election, ‘The Nation’ Was Not Impressed
“A new deal is needed in the world,” The Nation said, but FDR was not the man to deliver it.
Jan 30, 2015 / Richard Kreitner and Back Issues
Albany Is a Cesspool. Here’s How to Clean It Up Albany Is a Cesspool. Here’s How to Clean It Up
A few simple rules could curtail the political favors that speaker Sheldon Silver is accused of making for profit.
Jan 26, 2015 / Stephen Gillers
Obama Brings the Work/Family Debate Out of Women’s Heads and Into the Mainstream Obama Brings the Work/Family Debate Out of Women’s Heads and Into the Mainstream
In his State of the Union address last night, Obama pitched universal childcare and paid leave—for both mothers and fathers.
Jan 21, 2015 / Bryce Covert
Obama Gets His Mojo Back Obama Gets His Mojo Back
More than a wish list, he offers a framework for 2015 legislative fights and the 2016 campaign.
Jan 21, 2015 / The Editors
Magic Eyewear Magic Eyewear
Rick Perry now wears thoughtful glasses, With which, advisers think, he passes As someone worthy of reprises— A man whose brain now never freezes.
Jan 21, 2015 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Democrats Pan Obama’s Trade Talk in His State of the Union Democrats Pan Obama’s Trade Talk in His State of the Union
The president’s request for a quick trade deal was met with silence.
Jan 21, 2015 / George Zornick
Obama’s Ambitious State of the Union Address Rejects Lame-Duck Status Obama’s Ambitious State of the Union Address Rejects Lame-Duck Status
More than a wish list, he offers a framework for 2015 legislative fights and the 2016 campaign.
Jan 21, 2015 / John Nichols
Joni Ernst Will Provide a Koch Brothers Rebuttal to the State of the Union Joni Ernst Will Provide a Koch Brothers Rebuttal to the State of the Union
The new senator from Iowa credits the billionaires and their allies: they “really started my trajectory.”
Jan 20, 2015 / John Nichols