The Truth About Grover Norquist The Truth About Grover Norquist
The man renowned as an anti-tax ideologue is actually a typical K Street operator.
‘A Christmas Carol’ (The Unemployed Are Not Boehner’s Business Remix) ‘A Christmas Carol’ (The Unemployed Are Not Boehner’s Business Remix)
As they neglect the need to extend benefits for the long-term unemployed, the Speaker and his caucus run the risk of a visit from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. ...
Dec 23, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week: After Newtown. Plus: 2012’s Progressive Honor Roll This Week: After Newtown. Plus: 2012’s Progressive Honor Roll
Coverage of Newtown, the great Walmart walkout and 2012's most valuable progressives.
Dec 22, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Speaker Boehner Loses It Speaker Boehner Loses It
The Speaker's own House Repulicans abandoned him in the Plan B vote. But the American people already abandoned Boehner and the Republicans on November 6.
Dec 21, 2012 / John Nichols
The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012 The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012
From Bernie Sanders to Boots Riley, from Marcia Moody to Jane McAlevey, we celebrate nineteen activists, movements and politicians.
Dec 19, 2012 / Feature / John Nichols
John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control John Nichols: Bridging the Gap on Gun Control
In the wake of a national tragedy, how do we have a productive conversation about how to keep our country safe?
Dec 19, 2012 / Press Room
A Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of Crazy (Part 2) A Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of Crazy (Part 2)
Your humble cartoonist goes crazy trying to catalog a year's worth of crazy.
Dec 17, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
A Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of Crazy (Part 1) A Highly Subjective and Inadequate Look Back at a Jam-Packed Year Full of Crazy (Part 1)
This week: from Rick Santorum's "blah people" to Todd Akin's "legitimate rape." Next week: more crazy!
Dec 17, 2012 / Tom Tomorrow
House Republicans’ Three Big Lies About the Volcker Rule House Republicans’ Three Big Lies About the Volcker Rule
It’s past time for the rule to stop banks from making making risky bets with consumers’ money. But a House committee hearing devoted itself to stalling and lying about ...
Dec 17, 2012 / Alexis Goldstein
Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons Crisis in Syria: Obama vs. the Neocons
Republican war hawks are pressing for military engagement in Syria. Here’s hoping the president ignores them.
Dec 13, 2012 / Bob Dreyfuss