The End of New Deal Liberalism The End of New Deal Liberalism
When the Democratic Party fails to use government’s extensive powers to reverse economic disorder, it must be the end of the line for the governing ideology inherited from Ro...
Jan 5, 2011 / Feature / William Greider
Constitutional Lessons For the New Congress Constitutional Lessons For the New Congress
Republican lawmakers who read the Constitution out loud as their very first act in the new Congress better bask in their Tea Party glow because they're certainly not going to be fe...
Jan 5, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
Robert Gibbs Is Out! Maybe Now This White House Will Learn to Communicate Robert Gibbs Is Out! Maybe Now This White House Will Learn to Communicate
No one, except Rahm Emanuel, did more harm to Obama's relationship with its base than Gibbs.
Jan 5, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Redux: Top Banker for Obama Chief of Staff
Bill Daley's appointment for White House chief of staff is another indication of Wall Street's sway over the Obama Administration.
Jan 5, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame Lanny Davis Puts Dems to Shame
The value of the Davis example, as with the parade of Wall Street hustlers so prominent among the Clintonistas, is that his greed has broken his cover.
Jan 5, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated
The Senate will not change its own rules on opening day, as reformers had hoped.
Jan 5, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Trading Jobs for More of the Same Trading Jobs for More of the Same
The Clinton years analogies have been coming fast and furious since the midterm elections and Obama's self-described “shellacking.” But today's administration see...
Jan 4, 2011 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
The Pentagon’s Urge to Surge The Pentagon’s Urge to Surge
For a country embroiled in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, once you begin down the path of invasion and occupation, turning back is as difficult as an addict going cold turkey.
Jan 4, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
Muslims Get the Message as Turkey’s Bid to Join the EU Stalls Muslims Get the Message as Turkey’s Bid to Join the EU Stalls
If Europe's biggest social worry is the integration—or not—of Muslims, nothing would be smarter than positive gestures towards Turkey. Unfortunately, the EU isn't makin...
Jan 4, 2011 / Barbara Crossette
The Nation Takes Up Filibuster Reform The Nation Takes Up Filibuster Reform
This session, the Senate has a chance to fix the filibuster—a reform we've been championing for years. Read our coverage by Christopher Hayes, Thomas Geoghegan, Senator Tom H...
Jan 4, 2011 / The Nation