Politics

Major Unions Endorse Wisconsin Recall Drive as a 99 Percent Solution Major Unions Endorse Wisconsin Recall Drive as a 99 Percent Solution

Anti-labor governor could be the first prominent politician displaced by a new anticorporate movement.

Oct 12, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Republicans Insult, Then Try to Co-opt, Occupy Wall Street Republicans Insult, Then Try to Co-opt, Occupy Wall Street

Republican presidential candidates initially attacked the protesters at Occupy Wall Street. Now they say they understand their grievances, but it's nothing a tax cut won't fix.&nbs...

Oct 12, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession The GOP’s Deregulation Obsession

The Chamber of Commerce and its Republican allies have launched “the Contract With America on steroids.”

Oct 12, 2011 / Feature / Robert Weissman

Centrist Democrats Work to Obstruct Good Policy at Every Opportunity Centrist Democrats Work to Obstruct Good Policy at Every Opportunity

Here we go again. 

Oct 11, 2011 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie

Melissa Harris-Perry: An Obama vs. Cain Campaign Would Be ‘Fascinating’ Melissa Harris-Perry: An Obama vs. Cain Campaign Would Be ‘Fascinating’

 What will an Obama vs. Cain presidential campaign look like?

Oct 11, 2011 / Nation in the News / MSNBC

The Numbers Behind Herman Cain’s ‘9-9-9’ Plan The Numbers Behind Herman Cain’s ‘9-9-9’ Plan

A tax plan with a catchy title, and disastrous consequences for ordinary Americans.

Oct 11, 2011 / Blog / Jamelle Bouie

Will Occupy Wall Street’s Spark Reshape Our Politics?

Will Occupy Wall Street’s Spark Reshape Our Politics? Will Occupy Wall Street’s Spark Reshape Our Politics?

Occupy Wall Street is growing, and it’s already changing the center of gravity of our politics.

Oct 11, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/7/11) Nation Interns Choose the Week’s Most Important Stories (10/7/11)

 Read about this week's important stories around the world, and leave your comments. 

Oct 11, 2011 / StudentNation / The Nation

Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go? Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go?

Do the president's campaign e-mails and leadership style in general betray the heavy hand of big oil on his administration?

Oct 11, 2011 / Bill McKibben

Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death

As the 2012 election draws closer, what can Obama learn from the many battles of Chile's most famous president?

Oct 11, 2011 / Ariel Dorfman

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