Politics

High School Students Shed Light on New York City’s Failure to Enforce Environmental Law High School Students Shed Light on New York City’s Failure to Enforce Environmental Law

 A group of high schoolers investigate buses and cars idling longer than legally permitted.

Aug 11, 2010 / StudentNation / Carrie Battan

Left Owes a Very Big Thank You to Robert Gibbs Left Owes a Very Big Thank You to Robert Gibbs

White House press secretary is mad at the left for having principles. Cool!

Aug 11, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Debating Obama: A Forum Debating Obama: A Forum

Responses to Eric Alterman's "Kabuki Democracy," featuring Michael Kazin, Barbara Ehrenreich, Norman Ornstein, Salim Muwakkil, Theda Skocpol and Chris Bowers.

Aug 10, 2010 / The Nation

As Texas Democrats Embrace Obama, Top Candidate Is MIA As Texas Democrats Embrace Obama, Top Candidate Is MIA

Texas gubernatorial candidate Bill White should follow Obama's campaign model, not hide from it.

Aug 10, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform Message From Missouri: No Mandates but Not Necessarily No Reform

Missouri voters rejected federal mandates. But that mean that they are against expanding access to healthcare? Not necessarily.

Aug 10, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party Briefing: Betsy Reed on Midterm Elections and the Tea Party

The battle for Congress—otherwise known as the 2010 midterm elections—is underway, and it seems that every bill that comes up for a vote is a campaign issue. 

Aug 9, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

What Progressives Did Right to Win Healthcare What Progressives Did Right to Win Healthcare

The progressive campaign to win health reform was several years in the making and based on a well-developed and resourced plan, from which other progressive campaigns can learn.

Aug 9, 2010 / Richard Kirsch

Idle Iron, Vital Workers Idle Iron, Vital Workers

Congressman Raúl Grijalva's plan to clean up abandoned oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico would hold Big Oil accountable, protect the environment and employ gulf coast residents...

Aug 9, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

End of the Tea Party? End of the Tea Party?

The Nation's Ari Melber and Andrew Langer of the Institute for Liberty debate the reason the Tea Party lost to the GOP in three primaries this week.

Aug 6, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

End of the Tea Party? End of the Tea Party?

The Nation's Ari Melber and Andrew Langer of the Institute for Liberty debate the reason the Tea Party lost to the GOP in three primaries this week.

Aug 6, 2010 / Video / MSNBC

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