Ohio: A New Kind of Battleground Ohio: A New Kind of Battleground
Facing a state budget that guts public jobs and services, a progressive coalition comes alive.
May 11, 2011 / Feature / Amy Hanauer
The ‘JOBS’ Act is a Surefire Way to Destroy Actual Jobs The ‘JOBS’ Act is a Surefire Way to Destroy Actual Jobs
House Republicans have opened another front in their war against the unemployed.
May 11, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
Chris Christie: GOP White Knight or White Elephant? Chris Christie: GOP White Knight or White Elephant?
Iowa conservatives are begging the NJ governor to run for president, but they seem unaware of his falling poll numbers—and his Xanadu problem.
May 11, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War House Republicans Shred Constitution With Backdoor Proposal of Permanent War
They've added a provision to the defense spending bill outlining a permanent "Authorization for Use of Military Force."
May 11, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
After White House Invite, Conservatives Get Tough on Soft Rapper After White House Invite, Conservatives Get Tough on Soft Rapper
The Right's clueless faux outrage over a rapper they might actually support—if only he hadn't been invited to the White House.
May 11, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
What’s the GOP Without Osama bin Laden? What’s the GOP Without Osama bin Laden?
Beating up on Medicare won’t cut it as a platform when you don’t have the specter of bin Laden to scare voters.
May 11, 2011 / Robert Scheer
The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said
Newt Gingrich, who announced a presidential run today, has said a lot of crazy things during his career. Here are eleven of the nuttiest.
May 11, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
How Mississippi’s Floods Highlight America’s Inequality How Mississippi’s Floods Highlight America’s Inequality
Major disasters show us how interdependent people are in this country and force us to better understand how we can work together in communities and in government.
May 10, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race Gingrich: The Most Serious Joke in the GOP Presidential Race
What does it say about the GOP field when Newt Gingrich is supposed to be the "serious" candidate?
May 10, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
The GOP’s Attack on Medicare Could Be Their Last Battle The GOP’s Attack on Medicare Could Be Their Last Battle
A miscalculation, an overreach and a massively foolhardy and hubristic move is how The Nation's Chris Hayes describes the GOP's attack on Medicare.
May 10, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room