Politics

10 Nonviolent Options in Libya 10 Nonviolent Options in Libya

The United States and its allies should be putting pressure on Qaddafi in ways that don't involve violent military intervention.

Mar 8, 2011 / Carne Ross

Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation?

Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation? Will Federal Regulators Crack Down on Oil Speculation?

The biggest threat to economic recovery—and to President Obama's shot at re-election—is the price of gas. Why is Wall Street still allowed to aggravate the uncertainty ...

Mar 8, 2011 / Chris Hayes

Meet the Ohio Woman Who Would Have Testified Against the ‘Heartbeat Bill’ Meet the Ohio Woman Who Would Have Testified Against the ‘Heartbeat Bill’

Fetuses are stealing the show from women.

Mar 7, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner

Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs Old Secretaries of Defense Never Die, They Just Write Bestselling Memoirs

Since defense secretaries are in the news, let's talk about them.

Mar 7, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating The Only Constitutional Crisis In Wisconsin Is the One the Governor’s Consigliere Is Creating

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Republican legislators want to arrest and punish Democrats who disagree with them. Walker’s lieutenant says the state’s on the ...

Mar 7, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Huckabee Replaces N-word With ‘Mau-Mau’ Huckabee Replaces N-word With ‘Mau-Mau’

Huckabee seemed folksy and friendly—until he started squawking that President Obama grew up in Kenya.

Mar 7, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

Mike Huckabee: Wrong on Single Moms Mike Huckabee: Wrong on Single Moms

 If Huckabee is worried about glamorizing teen pregnancy, he need look no farther than his own political party. 

Mar 6, 2011 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry

Tens of Thousands Cheer Michael Moore in Madison: ‘You Have Aroused a Sleeping Giant, Known as the Working People’ Tens of Thousands Cheer Michael Moore in Madison: ‘You Have Aroused a Sleeping Giant, Known as the Working People’

“This movement--we'll call it the ‘Madison Movement’ (after both the town where it was born and the president who wrote our Bill of Rights) is exploding across th...

Mar 5, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players Dave Zirin: NFL Owners Want Socialism for Them but Capitalism for Players

Will the labor dispute between NFL players and owners lead to a lockout?

Mar 4, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Anti-Life—When It’s a Woman’s Life Anti-Life—When It’s a Woman’s Life

Rep. Joe Pitts has specifically designed a bill to value fetuses over living women.

Mar 4, 2011 / The Notion / Sharon Lerner

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