Politics

Eliminate Co-Pays for Contraception, IOM Report Recommends Eliminate Co-Pays for Contraception, IOM Report Recommends

All FDA-approved contraceptives should be fully covered under the healthcare reform law, a panel finds. Advocates see a win for women's health—and a political win for the Aff...

Jul 19, 2011 / Sharon Lerner

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable? Katrina vanden Heuvel: Is Rupert Murdoch’s Fall Inevitable?

News Corp. has degraded the political discourse of at least three nations—what will it take to re-establish a free and responsible media?

Jul 19, 2011 / Video / Russia Today

From Mass Prosperity to Severe Recession in Fifty Years From Mass Prosperity to Severe Recession in Fifty Years

According to Jeff Madrick’s Age of Greed, the US’s plunge into financial crisis began long before the recent round of deregulation and bailouts.

Jul 19, 2011 / Mike Konczal

Who Is Richard Cordray? Who Is Richard Cordray?

Obama’s choice to head the CFPB isn’t very well-known nationally—but Ohioans are familiar with his battles against Wall Street. 

Jul 19, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick

Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run

Massachusetts might well elect Warren to the Senate, where she could lead the fight for reform.

Jul 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Slide Show: 13 Republicans Too Radical For Their Constituents

Slide Show: 13 Republicans Too Radical For Their Constituents Slide Show: 13 Republicans Too Radical For Their Constituents

There’s no doubt voters were upset last November—frustrated by a poor economy and inaction from Washington, they sent a rebuke to the party in power. But was it an endo…

Jul 18, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

Islam-Baiting Doesn’t Work Islam-Baiting Doesn’t Work

Far from winning votes, “Muslim-bashing” alienates large swaths of the electorate—even as it hardens an already hard core on the right.

Jul 18, 2011 / Stephan Salisbury

The ‘Malaise’ Speech That Wasn’t The ‘Malaise’ Speech That Wasn’t

Republicans and journalists are invoking the memory of Jimmy Carter’s “malaise” speech because of its anniversary. But they misremember everything about it. 

Jul 18, 2011 / The Notion / Ben Adler

Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau? Will Obama Fight for Post-Warren Consumer Bureau?

Obama was unwilling to fight for Elizabeth Warren. Will he now fight for the survival of the consumer bureau she convinced him to create?

Jul 18, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Elizabeth Warren for US Senate

Elizabeth Warren for US Senate Elizabeth Warren for US Senate

Now that Obama has bowed to Wall Street and chosen not to appoint Warren to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, she should go to the Senate and lead from there.

Jul 17, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

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