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
One if by Misstatement, Two if by Ignorant: Palin Gets an ‘F’ in American History One if by Misstatement, Two if by Ignorant: Palin Gets an ‘F’ in American History
She's got Paul Revere riding on the wrong side of the Revolution.
Jun 4, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.
May 27, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike Breaking News: Not All Black Intellectuals Think Alike
Why my disagreement with Cornel West about Obama's presidency generated so much excitement.
May 25, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Why the Bad Grandpas—Newt, Arnold, Trump, Strauss-Kahn—Are Falling Down Why the Bad Grandpas—Newt, Arnold, Trump, Strauss-Kahn—Are Falling Down
Emotionally stuck pols of a certain age are dropping left and right.
May 20, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe
A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.
May 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe Obama’s Speech: Democracy in the Middle East Makes America Safe
A democratic Middle East makes America more safe, says Nation contributor Melissa Harris-Perry.