Political Figures

The Democrats Who Unleashed Wall Street and Got Away With It The Democrats Who Unleashed Wall Street and Got Away With It

That Lawrence Summers and Bill Clinton, the president he served as treasury secretary, can still get away with disclaiming responsibility for our financial meltdown is an insult to...

Feb 2, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally.

Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally. Obama Stands Up to Bishops. Finally.

Shouldn't it be obvious that birth control coverage is about women's health, not “religious freedom”?

Jan 31, 2012 / Column / Katha Pollitt

Sarah Versus the ‘Stalinists’: Palin Targets Republican Politburo Sarah Versus the ‘Stalinists’: Palin Targets Republican Politburo

Palin (sort-of) endorses Newt to stop the Soviet-style establishment of the Republican Party.

Jan 30, 2012 / John Nichols

The Winter of Our Discontent The Winter of Our Discontent

Eric reviews The Philanderer, Kevin Spacey in Richard III, the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra, and some classics finally available on blu ray. Reed casts his critical eye over Washingto...

Jan 27, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Jeremy Scahill: Obama the Hawk

Jeremy Scahill: Obama the Hawk Jeremy Scahill: Obama the Hawk

The Obama administration's alternatives to large-scale military operations are, in some ways, far more drastic and dangerous for US interests around the globe.

Jan 27, 2012 / Francis Reynolds

Obama’s Faux Populism Sounds Like Bill Clinton Obama’s Faux Populism Sounds Like Bill Clinton

Betrayal by the “good guys” for whom we have ended up voting has become the norm.

Jan 26, 2012 / Robert Scheer

Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union

But Washington won't follow through unless the grassroots insurgency of Wisconsin and Occupy grows.

Jan 25, 2012 / The Editors

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act

Obama and America's hundred-year struggle over healthcare reform.

Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai

Scratching the Surface of Obama’s Education Rhetoric Scratching the Surface of Obama’s Education Rhetoric

From drop-outs to teachers, dId the president’s State of the Union school reform proposals make any sense?

Jan 25, 2012 / Dana Goldstein

Marriage, Power and ‘The Obamas’ Marriage, Power and ‘The Obamas’

The swirl of controversy over Jodi Kantor’s biography reflects deep cultural anxieties about the limits we place on women in power.

Jan 18, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Ilyse Hogue

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