Discomfited by Democracy Discomfited by Democracy
The uprising in Egypt is a rare opportunity to support democracy without imperialism. Will Obama take the chance?
Feb 10, 2011 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror The ‘Hero’ of the War on Terror
Congressman Peter King's dark fantasies about American Muslims are intruding on reality.
Feb 10, 2011 / Editorial / Michelle Goldberg
Dishonoring Reagan Dishonoring Reagan
The former president set in motion a sizable slice of the fantasies destroying America.
Feb 10, 2011 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Comic Relief: Sarah Palin on Egypt Comic Relief: Sarah Palin on Egypt
Sarah Palin, in her first comments on Egypt, managed to make no sense at all.
Feb 6, 2011 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey
Both Ronald Reagan and Hubert Humphrey were born in 1911. Reagan said: "If an individual wants to discriminate against Negroes... it is his right to do so.” Humphrey emb...
Feb 6, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
The Conservative Class War, Continued The Conservative Class War, Continued
The assault on public employee unions is the next phase of a the forty-year campaign by the rich against the rest of us.
Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman
A Ten-Step Guide to Launching US Uncut A Ten-Step Guide to Launching US Uncut
Gather some friends, pick a tax dodger and get on the street!
Feb 3, 2011 / Feature / Johann Hari
Egypt Leaves the Right Crazed and Confused Egypt Leaves the Right Crazed and Confused
Side with Mubarak or the Egyptian people? Label the demos jihadist or Tea Party East? Republicans ask, “What’s my line?”
Feb 2, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
The Death of American Exceptionalism The Death of American Exceptionalism
The repeated invocation on the part of conservatives signals a deeper malady.
Feb 2, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
A Judge’s Ruling Could Leave More Than a Million Young Adults Without Insurance A Judge’s Ruling Could Leave More Than a Million Young Adults Without Insurance
As Republicans attack the new healthcare law, those up to the age of 26 who are still under their parent's health insurance plan could lose coverage.
Feb 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving