No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate No Cartoon Characters in the NYC Mayoral Debate
But with any luck we will see whether their policies have character.
Oct 15, 2013 / Leslie Savan
The Long Road to an Iran-US Deal The Long Road to an Iran-US Deal
Does the Obama administration have the savvy it needs?
Oct 14, 2013 / Bob Dreyfuss
Shutdown Politics: Support for Democratic Takeover of House Spikes Shutdown Politics: Support for Democratic Takeover of House Spikes
The movement is so dramatic that, even with gerrymandering in their favor, Republicans are beginning to look vulnerable.
Oct 11, 2013 / John Nichols
A Grim Report on Press Freedoms Under Obama A Grim Report on Press Freedoms Under Obama
An investigation by the Committee to Protect Journalists concludes that the president has presided over an unprecedented campaign to control the media.
Oct 10, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
President Obama and ‘The Onion’ Unite on Changing the Redskins’ Name President Obama and ‘The Onion’ Unite on Changing the Redskins’ Name
President Obama told AP he’d “think about changing” any name “that was offending a sizable group of people.”
Oct 9, 2013 / Dave Zirin
Presidents and Libraries Presidents and Libraries
A blueprint for the Barack Obama presidential library.
Oct 8, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
Congressman Agrees With Caller: Fighting Obamacare Is Like Fighting Slavery Congressman Agrees With Caller: Fighting Obamacare Is Like Fighting Slavery
Congressman John Fleming agreed with a caller to a radio program that fighting Obamacare is like fighting slavery.
Oct 2, 2013 / Lee Fang
Hillary Clinton: It’s Not Her Turn Hillary Clinton: It’s Not Her Turn
It’s hard to imagine a Democrat of national stature more ill-equipped to speak to the populist mood than HRC.
Oct 2, 2013 / Column / Richard Kim
Bill de Blasio Hurls the ‘NY Post’ Into a Time Warp Bill de Blasio Hurls the ‘NY Post’ Into a Time Warp
The right salivates over the “news” that the NYC mayoral hopeful once visited Nicaragua and that, for a yearbook photo, didn’t wear a tie.
Sep 27, 2013 / Leslie Savan
Larry Summers Is Out, but the Boys’ Club Is as In as Ever Larry Summers Is Out, but the Boys’ Club Is as In as Ever
The protracted fight to get a more qualified woman nominated over a less qualified man is a perfect parable for how hard achieving diversity really is.
Sep 17, 2013 / Bryce Covert