Politics

Filibuster Reform At Last? Filibuster Reform At Last?

Why the next Congress should alter this outdated and anachronistic tool.

Dec 28, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010 Top Ten Nixon Quotes of 2010

Presidential thoughts about the Irish, the Italians, and the Jews.

Dec 28, 2010 / Lived History / Jon Wiener

Dick Cheney’s $250-Million ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card Dick Cheney’s $250-Million ‘Get Out of Jail Free’ Card

The "under-the-table settlement" draws condemnation in Nigeria, where a leading newspaper says: "Only a painstaking trial and possible conviction, if found guilty, w...

Dec 27, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls

Republican senators attacked Harry Reid for keeping the chamber working as the Holiday approached. What would these Tories have told George Washington and the troops who were prepa...

Dec 24, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

How the 9/11 Responders Bill Finally Got Through How the 9/11 Responders Bill Finally Got Through

Chris Hayes speaks with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) about how progressive legislation ever makes it through Congress.

Dec 23, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

How the 9/11 Responders Bill Finally Got Through How the 9/11 Responders Bill Finally Got Through

Chris Hayes speaks with Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-New York) about how progressive legislation ever makes it through Congress.

Dec 23, 2010 / Video / Countdown

A New Orleans Christmas in the Lower Ninth

A New Orleans Christmas in the Lower Ninth A New Orleans Christmas in the Lower Ninth

Five years after Hurricane Katrina, a holiday of remembrance and rebirth on the streets of New Orleans's hardest-hit neighborhood.

Dec 23, 2010 / Mark Hertsgaard

The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell The Fight For Civil Rights Beyond Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell

Civil rights issues will be central to the success or failure of the Obama presidency.

Dec 23, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room

‘A Vicious, Mendacious, Horrible Monster….’ ‘A Vicious, Mendacious, Horrible Monster….’

Takes on who's eating whose lunch, Cher's silver screen performances and the mail.

Dec 23, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman

Action, Hope, 2011

Action, Hope, 2011 Action, Hope, 2011

Looking forward to 2011, here are a few of the many ideas, organizing efforts and causes worth fighting for as we work together to make this a more just and decent nation.

Dec 23, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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