Politics

Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call

Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call Rick Perry, God and Me: When I Got the Call

God called me one night and asked me to run for president. He almost talked me into it.

Nov 2, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt

How Wall Street Occupied America

How Wall Street Occupied America How Wall Street Occupied America

Why the rich keep getting richer and our democracy is getting poorer.

Nov 2, 2011 / Feature / Bill Moyers

Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man Herman Cain, David Koch, Scott Walker, Paul Ryan & the Smoking Man

Mark Block helped elect Scott Walker and promoted Paul Ryan’s assault on seniors. Now his own history of political wrongdoing is being exposed.

Nov 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Noted. Noted.

Richard Lingeman on the revival of It Can't Happen Here; Erika Eichelberger on the global fight over tar sands.

Nov 2, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors

Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion

Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion Ai-jen Poo: Domestic Workers and the Roots of Exclusion

Domestic workers, many of them women of color or undocumented immigrants, are one of the most vulnerable labor pools when it comes to workplace abuses and sexual violence.

Nov 2, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds and Emily Douglas

Progressives on Supercommittee Marginalized Amidst Deficit Theater Progressives on Supercommittee Marginalized Amidst Deficit Theater

A new super-supercommittee is clearly trying to exclude voices that want to protect Medicare and Social Security. 

Nov 2, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick

Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights Santorum Campaigns on His Disabled Daughter but Opposes Disability Rights

Rick Santorum, father of a disabled child, would be a terrible president for people with disabilities. 

Nov 2, 2011 / Blog / Ben Adler

Heart-Attack Iraq: Lessons From an Antiwar Movement Heart-Attack Iraq: Lessons From an Antiwar Movement

Our rulers thought we could be panicked into a permanent state of war. They underestimated our consciousness and commitment.

Nov 1, 2011 / Tom Hayden

Melissa Harris-Perry: The Occupy Movement Takes On Classroom Inequality

Melissa Harris-Perry: The Occupy Movement Takes On Classroom Inequality Melissa Harris-Perry: The Occupy Movement Takes On Classroom Inequality

One out of five American children live in poverty. Among them, 40 percent of African-American children and 35 percent of Hispanic children live below the poverty line. We know this...

Nov 1, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

Herman Cain’s Next Scandal: His Smoking Campaign Manager Herman Cain’s Next Scandal: His Smoking Campaign Manager

Mark Block, who is all over the media defending his boss against allegations of sexual harassment, has his own scandal-plagued past.

Nov 1, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

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