Politics

Tea Party Values

Tea Party Values Tea Party Values

The upstart energy of the Tea Party is beginning to coalesce with the organizing savvy of the religious right—and putting the force of religious zeal behind the Tea Party&rsq...

Sep 21, 2010 / Sarah Posner

Lady Gaga, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and the Whole Gay Thing Lady Gaga, Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe and the Whole Gay Thing

Can Lady Gaga get a couple of Republicans to do the right thing about "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"?

Sep 21, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Could Christine O’Donnell Really Win? Could Christine O’Donnell Really Win?

Why the media—and probably more voters than we like to think—find her bewitching.

Sep 21, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

Whom Did We Miss?

Whom Did We Miss? Whom Did We Miss?

Peter Dreier's list of fifty people who pushed America to be more progressive during the twentieth century leaves much room for debate. Please let us know whom we missed.

Sep 21, 2010 / The Nation

The Betrayal of the American Dream The Betrayal of the American Dream

Thanks to Governor Christie, a generation of hardworking New Jersey students don't know if they'll be able to afford college.

Sep 20, 2010 / John Connelly

Losing Ignition

Losing Ignition Losing Ignition

Nation Writing Contest Winner: Students and workers pay the price in the decline of Detroit's automobile industry.

Sep 20, 2010 / Amanda Lewan

Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street? Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street?

Why did Obama keep Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers on staff when they helped lay the groundwork for the financial crisis?

Sep 20, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Gordon Gekko’s Wall Street Meets Elizabeth Warren

Gordon Gekko’s Wall Street Meets Elizabeth Warren Gordon Gekko’s Wall Street Meets Elizabeth Warren

Just as the sequel to Oliver Stone's 1987 classic hits theaters, Obama appointee Elizabeth Warren will take on a new generation of Wall Street swindlers.

Sep 20, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street? Why Does Obama Keep Siding With Wall Street?

Why did Obama keep Timothy Geithner and Lawrence Summers on staff when they helped lay the groundwork for the financial crisis?

Sep 20, 2010 / Video / MSNBC

Michael Steele, Republican Leaders Have a Duty to Condemn Grand Old Bigots Michael Steele, Republican Leaders Have a Duty to Condemn Grand Old Bigots

A  Montana Republican Party platform plank calls for criminalizing homosexuality, a stance that would round up gays and lesbians and incarcerate them. That's bigotry in its cr...

Sep 20, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

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