The GOP Pickup Artist’s Guide to Seducing Female Voters The GOP Pickup Artist’s Guide to Seducing Female Voters
Step one: disdain and indifference.
Jul 16, 2013 / Blog / Tom Tomorrow
Ending the Tyranny of the Mitch McConnell Minority Ending the Tyranny of the Mitch McConnell Minority
The Senate minority leader has abused the filibuster since 2007, but if continues to filibuster presidential appointments, Harry Reid is prepared to change the Senate rules.
Jul 15, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Lobbyists Rally to Ensure Brokers Can Scam Your 401(k) Lobbyists Rally to Ensure Brokers Can Scam Your 401(k)
Lobbyists for the broker-dealer industry are lobbying to ensure they do not have to have your best financial interests in mind when advising you on your 401(k).
This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games
Recent votes on food stamps reveal that Congress is pummeling low-income people with increasing ferocity. What can be done to confront and change this cruelty and shortsightedness?...
Jul 15, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
As Feds Review Martin Case, NAACP Seeks DOJ Action and Targets State ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws As Feds Review Martin Case, NAACP Seeks DOJ Action and Targets State ‘Stand Your Ground’ Laws
"We are not done demanding justice for Trayvon Martin," says Ben Jealous. So far, more than 350,000 people have signed petitions demanding federal action.
Jul 14, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What New York City’s Mayoral Candidates Might Learn From the Past This Week in ‘Nation’ History: What New York City’s Mayoral Candidates Might Learn From the Past
The Nation has been concerned with New York City politics and governance through 32 mayors. This year's candidates could learn a lot by searching through our archives.
Jul 13, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe Google Hosts Fundraiser for Climate Denier James Inhofe
As Google and other tech giants gain weight in Washington, the gap between values and political value seems to be widening.
Jul 12, 2013 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain To Rescue Local Economies, Cities Seize Underwater Mortgages Through Eminent Domain
In Richmond, California, home prices plummeted 58 percent since their peak. Now the city is trying out a new way to help homeowners refinance—and halt the slide into foreclosure.
Jul 12, 2013 / Peter Dreier
Going Off the Grid(lock) Going Off the Grid(lock)
Eric on the great American novel; and Reed on why gridlock doesn't explain Republican intransigence.
Jul 12, 2013 / Blog / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
James Comey’s Troubling Answers on Surveillance and Transparency James Comey’s Troubling Answers on Surveillance and Transparency
The nominee to head the FBI didn’t signal that any changes to transparency over government surveillance are coming.
Jul 11, 2013 / Blog / George Zornick