Poll Finds Jury Still Out on de Blasio Poll Finds Jury Still Out on de Blasio
And that’s good news for the progressive mayor.
Apr 8, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing Next on the Progressive Agenda: Housing
If the UPK fight defined the first 100 days of the mayor’s current term, housing will likely dominate the remaining 1,360 days.
Apr 7, 2014 / Blog / Jarrett Murphy
Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat Wall Street Targets GOP Critic of Big Money and Big Banks for Primary Defeat
North Carolina Congressman Walter Jones is a conservative backer of fair elections. Big Money wants him out of the House.
Apr 7, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman A Grand Jury Is Quizzing a Key Christie Spokesman
Looks like the US attorney is calling witnesses to testify, on both Bridgegate and the Hoboken charges.
Apr 5, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Since FDR We’ve Been Fighting To Get Money Out of Politics
The struggle for genuine reform is in the noblest traditions of this magazine.
Apr 5, 2014 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa It’s Not Just Uganda: Behind the Christian Right’s Onslaught in Africa
For years now, evangelical activists from the United States have been speaking out against homosexuality and cheering on antigay legislation all over Africa.
Apr 4, 2014 / Foreign Policy In Focus / Nathalie Baptiste and Foreign Policy In Focus
Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis Fort Hood: A Tragic Reminder of the Military’s Mental Health Crisis
Lopez’s acts of mass violence distinguish him from his fellow service members; still, he appears to have shared with many others the experience of coming home to a country un...
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Benghazi Redux. And Redux. And Redux. Benghazi Redux. And Redux. And Redux.
The neverending story of a nonexistent conspiracy.
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC The Perfect Lobby: How One Industry Captured Washington, DC
Too many for-profit colleges leave their students mired in debt and facing grim job prospects. So why doesn’t the government turn off the tap?
Apr 3, 2014 / David Halperin
How the Unemployment Relief Bill Might Weaken Your Pension How the Unemployment Relief Bill Might Weaken Your Pension
Only one year removed from a pension-funding crisis, companies are getting a pass.
Apr 3, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick