Political Figures

Sucking Up to the Bankers, I Sucking Up to the Bankers, I

The Obama Administration, unwilling to confront Wall Street, surrendered the substance as well as the rhetoric of a meaningful populist response to the faux insurgents of the Tea...

Sep 27, 2010 / Robert Scheer

People With Problems People With Problems

Music, the mail, and the personal and political of gays in the military.

Sep 23, 2010 / Eric Alterman

Obama’s Forgotten Base

Obama’s Forgotten Base Obama’s Forgotten Base

The tragic irony of this political moment: the people with the most faith in Obama are the hardest hit by the economic disaster, and this brute fact is driving the enthusiasm gap.

Sep 23, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Lady Gaga, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and the Whole Gay Thing Lady Gaga, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and the Whole Gay Thing

Can Lady Gaga get a couple of Republicans to do the right thing about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?

Sep 21, 2010 / John Nichols

Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street? Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street?

Why did Obama keep Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers on staff when they helped lay the groundwork for the financial crisis?

Sep 20, 2010 / Press Room

Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street? Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street?

Why did Obama keep Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers on staff when they helped lay the groundwork for the financial crisis?

Sep 20, 2010 / MSNBC

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

Newt Gingrich, the current conservative "reality" and the mail.

Sep 17, 2010 / Eric Alterman

The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass?

The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass? The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass?

In April, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START Treaty, the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation. But the treaty faces significant Republi...

Sep 17, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Rev. Jesse Jackson and John Nichols at the Fighting Bob Fest Rev. Jesse Jackson and John Nichols at the Fighting Bob Fest

Following his speech at Saturday's Fighting Bob Fest, Jackson tells The Nation's John Nichols that critics of the Republicans need to do more to participate in the democratic proce...

Sep 13, 2010 / On The Earth Productions

What Obama’s Presidency Needs: A Big Reset

What Obama’s Presidency Needs: A Big Reset What Obama’s Presidency Needs: A Big Reset

Some free advice for President Obama: take a deep breath, admit the Democratic Party has failed to grasp the enormity of economic upheaval in this country—and start using gov...

Sep 13, 2010 / William Greider

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