John Nichols: Get With the Program, Obama John Nichols: Get With the Program, Obama
Democrats who run on clear platforms of standing with workers, defending public education and taxing corporations win elections.
The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book
Cheney’s autobiography defends his outrageous legacy as George W. Bush’s prince regent. But where’s the chapter on his heroic service in Vietnam?
Aug 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign Elizabeth Warren’s Suddenly Serious Senate Campaign
If the consumer activist wins she will become an essential spokesperson for progressive values in national economic, regulatory and fiscal policy debates.
Aug 26, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
‘My Friend Came to Me With Sadness in His Eyes’ ‘My Friend Came to Me With Sadness in His Eyes’
Eric reviews some new CDs by the kind of folks defining a certain kind of blues-based, jazz-informed American music, and the mail.
Aug 26, 2011 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief? Michele Bachmann, Wife in Chief?
Is a vote for Bachmann actually a vote for her husband?
Aug 24, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways Feingold’s Next Campaign: Pushing DC Democrats to Oppose Cuts and Corporate Giveaways
The former senator is organizing a national push to get Democrats on the Congressional “super-committee” to commit to fight cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medica...
Aug 24, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya Republican Presidential Candidates Refuse to Credit Obama on Libya
Some Republican presidential candidates are pretending Qaddafi's ouster isn't happening. Others are pretending Obama had nothing to do with it. And then there's Mitt Romney.
Aug 24, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler
The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions
The Republicans’ dramatic overreach in states from Wisconsin to Maine has created openings for substantial Democratic victories in unexpected territory.
Aug 24, 2011 / Editorial / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
Sarah Jaffe on the Verizon strike, Tom Hayden on AFL-CIO’s condemnation of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, and Britney Wilson on a welcome change in the prisons
Aug 24, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors
The Party of Bachmann? The Party of Bachmann?
Antigovernment zealots and biblical literalists are driving the race for 2012's Republican presidential nomination.
Aug 24, 2011 / Editorial / Sarah Posner