Mitch McConnell Reveals His True Colors Mitch McConnell Reveals His True Colors
Audiotape from a strategy session convened by the Koch brothers reveals that McConnell is nothing but a cynical obstructionist.
Sep 4, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong About Obama’s Foreign Policy Why Hillary Clinton Is Wrong About Obama’s Foreign Policy
“Don't do stupid stuff”—his shorthand for avoiding unnecessary entanglements—actually has deep roots in US strategic thinking.
Sep 3, 2014 / Michael T. Klare
Mitch McConnell’s 47% Moment Mitch McConnell’s 47% Moment
In remarks made at a secret Koch donor conference and leaked to The Nation, the Senate minority leader doubles down on obstructionism and crony capitalism.
Sep 3, 2014 / The Editors
Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That? Minneapolis Has Long Been Fractured by Racial Inequity. Can a New Mayor Change That?
Mayor Betsy Hodges wants to make Minneapolis live up to its progressive hype.
Sep 3, 2014 / Gabriel Thompson
Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq Why Congress Must Impose Limits on the Use of Force in Iraq
If we don’t act now, constitutional restraints on presidential warmaking will be eviscerated.
Sep 3, 2014 / Robert Naiman
The View The View
How Michael Bloomberg turned architecture into a sixty-four-ounce Coke.
Sep 3, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Michael Sorkin
Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now! Let’s Tell Congress to Raise the Minimum Wage… Right Now!
Instead of waiting for the perfect Congress, Americans should demand that this imperfect Congress act before the election.
Sep 2, 2014 / John Nichols
AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy AIPAC’s Fight Against Iran Diplomacy
How the Israel lobby is pushing us to war with Iran.
Sep 2, 2014 / Ali Gharib
Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters? Will Texas Get Away With Discriminating Against Voters?
The country’s most stringent voter ID law is once again challenged in federal court.
Sep 2, 2014 / Ari Berman
Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights Reconnecting With the Very American Ideal That Labor Rights Are Human Rights
Keith Ellison and John Lewis are right: the US should recognize union organizing as a civil right.
Sep 1, 2014 / John Nichols