Politics

Democracy There, Democracy Here: Haiti Democracy There, Democracy Here: Haiti

As democracy proceeds in Egypt, the US works to contain it in Haiti.

Feb 4, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin

The Conservative Class War, Continued

The Conservative Class War, Continued The Conservative Class War, Continued

The assault on public employee unions is the next phase of a the forty-year campaign by the rich against the rest of us.

Feb 3, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

A Ten-Step Guide to Launching US Uncut A Ten-Step Guide to Launching US Uncut

Gather some friends, pick a tax dodger and get on the street!

Feb 3, 2011 / Feature / Johann Hari

A Conversation With Marshall Ganz

A Conversation With Marshall Ganz A Conversation With Marshall Ganz

The legendary organizer speaks on the “story of the self” and where Obama went wrong.

Feb 3, 2011 / Feature / Sasha Abramsky

Noted. Noted.

Ari Berman on the neocon attack on Mohamed ElBaradei, John Nichols on the Florida ruling against the healthcare bill and Kate Murphy on the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act

Feb 3, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors

The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts

Vermont Senator Sanders wanted to know how the Pentagon deals with companies that defraud it. He demanded an accounting. Over a three-year period, contractors convicted o...

Feb 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Is It Time to Cut (or at Least Suspend) US Military Aid to Egypt? Is It Time to Cut (or at Least Suspend) US Military Aid to Egypt?

Borrowing a page from Chalmers Johnson, Ron Paul argues for cutting aid to Egypt in order to foster democracy and reduce the risk of blowback. A key Democrat backs suspending aid u...

Feb 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Egypt Leaves the Right Crazed and Confused Egypt Leaves the Right Crazed and Confused

Side with Mubarak or the Egyptian people? Label the demos jihadist or Tea Party East? Republicans ask, “What’s my line?”

Feb 2, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

The Death of American Exceptionalism The Death of American Exceptionalism

The repeated invocation on the part of conservatives signals a deeper malady.

Feb 2, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin

Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform? Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform?

Obama pledged to deliver "Medicare for all," should he have stuck with that?

Feb 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room

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