Why Is Paul Ryan So Angry About Reduced Unemployment? Why Is Paul Ryan So Angry About Reduced Unemployment?
After three years of griping about slow growth, the GOP’'s Budget Committee chair is suddenly fretting about too much growth.
Feb 3, 2012 / Blog / John Nichols
Newt Gingrich’s New Enemies: Subway Riders Newt Gingrich’s New Enemies: Subway Riders
Gingrich’s latest smear of city-dwellers demonstrates the economic inversion of his class warfare.
Schneiderman Goes After Banks for Foreclosure Fraud Schneiderman Goes After Banks for Foreclosure Fraud
New York's attorney general has several too-big-too-fail banks in his crosshairs for foreclosure fraud.
Feb 3, 2012 / Blog / George Zornick
Anthony Arnove: Voices of a People’s History Anthony Arnove: Voices of a People’s History
When words from the past come to life, they can influence and inspire the present.
Feb 3, 2012 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions
John Nichols: Governor Walker and the Koch Brothers Are Behind Arizona’s Fight Against Unions John Nichols: Governor Walker and the Koch Brothers Are Behind Arizona’s Fight Against Unions
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has not limited the assault on collective bargaining to his own state.
Feb 3, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
This Week in Poverty: James Q. Wilson Peddles Poverty Myths This Week in Poverty: James Q. Wilson Peddles Poverty Myths
The Washington Post spins myths about the poor, Congressional battles impact the poor, and Mitt Romney doesn’t give a damn about the poor.
Feb 3, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Sheldon Adelson Against Disenfranchisement in Nevada Caucus Sheldon Adelson Against Disenfranchisement in Nevada Caucus
Yes, the Gingrich-supporting neoconservative billionaire has done something good, albeit for selfish reasons: created an opportunity for more people to participate in the Nevada Ca...
Ari Berman: The GOP’s Redistricting Campaign Is Turning the South Red Ari Berman: The GOP’s Redistricting Campaign Is Turning the South Red
How a Republican strategy to control politics on a local level affects the entire nation—politically, socially and beyond.
Feb 2, 2012 / Audio / The Nation
Behind the Right’s War on Southern Voters Behind the Right’s War on Southern Voters
In virtually every state in the South, at the Congressional and state level, Republicans—to protect and expand the electoral gains they made in 2010—have increased the…
Feb 2, 2012 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Katrina vanden Heuvel: Creating a Viable Progressive Movement Katrina vanden Heuvel: Creating a Viable Progressive Movement
How can independent voices build a progressive movement that relates to the lives of millions of Americans?
Feb 2, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room