Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing Obama Urges Minimum Wage Increase and First-Ever Indexing
Labor welcomed the proposal, but what it means for tipped workers remains unclear.
Feb 13, 2013 / Blog / Josh Eidelson
What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union What Obama Didn’t Say on Immigration at the State of the Union
Some undocumented immigrants expected more on immigration from Obama’s State of the Nation speech.
Feb 13, 2013 / Blog / Aura Bogado
Obama Demands That Congress Do ‘the Work of Self-Government’ Obama Demands That Congress Do ‘the Work of Self-Government’
The emotional highpoint of a bold and progressive speech was a demand that Congress address gun violence.
Feb 13, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
The State of the Union Is Best Served by Growth, Not Austerity The State of the Union Is Best Served by Growth, Not Austerity
The president should rip Republican proposals to cut essential programs. But he should also spell out an investment agenda.
Feb 12, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Democrats Have a Unique Constitutional Duty to Check, Balance the President Democrats Have a Unique Constitutional Duty to Check, Balance the President
Members of the party of a sitting president have a higher responsibility to raise constitutional concerns about drone policy.
Feb 10, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
The Missing Link in Obama’s Liberalism The Missing Link in Obama’s Liberalism
The president's inaugural address touched all the important bases, except one.
Feb 6, 2013 / Column / Eric Alterman
Skeeters Bit by Image of President Who Opposes Violence—Not the Second Amendment Skeeters Bit by Image of President Who Opposes Violence—Not the Second Amendment
One picture might just speak a thousand words about Obama's balance stance on gun safety.
Feb 4, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Ed Koch and the Cost of the Closet Ed Koch and the Cost of the Closet
There is a special place reserved for the late New York City mayor in gay hell.
Feb 2, 2013 / Blog / Richard Kim
What We Will Lose When Tom Harkin Leaves the Senate What We Will Lose When Tom Harkin Leaves the Senate
An FDR Democrat who got big things done, the retiring senator has been a rare moral voice in a chamber of compromise and cynicism—especially on human rights issues.
Feb 1, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Climate Activists Put the Heat on Obama Climate Activists Put the Heat on Obama
Awaiting a Keystone decision, environmentalists make a historic vow to engage in mass civil disobedience.
Jan 30, 2013 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard