Against an Aristocracy of Wealth: House Democrats Focus Fight on Estate-Tax Exemption Against an Aristocracy of Wealth: House Democrats Focus Fight on Estate-Tax Exemption
House Democrats can and should focus on getting rid of the massive estate-tax exemption agreed to by President Obama and Senate Republicans. Speaker Pelosi has the arguments—...
Dec 10, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Obama Threatens Social Security Obama Threatens Social Security
The payroll tax cut sounds attractive, but the consequences could prove deadly for the federal government's most popular program.
Dec 9, 2010 / William Greider
Nation Conversations: National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske on the Possibility of Reform under Obama Nation Conversations: National Drug Policy Director Gil Kerlikowske on the Possibility of Reform under Obama
The Nation's Sasha Abramsky and Obama's Drug Czar, Gil Kerlikowske, speak at length about the administration's drug reform agenda.
Dec 9, 2010 / Audio / The Nation
Slide Show: From Prohibition to Prop 19 Slide Show: From Prohibition to Prop 19
You can read all of the pieces in The Nation’s special issue on drug policy here.
Dec 9, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Questions for the Drug Czar Questions for the Drug Czar
On October 1, just one month before Californians voted on Proposition 19, Sasha Abramsky spoke by phone with Gil Kerlikowske, director of the Office of National Drug Control Poli...
Dec 9, 2010 / Sasha Abramsky
Tax Cuts Forever? Tax Cuts Forever?
Republicans have spent their postelection victory lap fearmongering over the deficit. But now they've insisted all Bush tax cuts be extended, at great price to the national debt.
Dec 9, 2010 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
Our Editor-in-Chief President Our Editor-in-Chief President
Reed talks media and Obama's tax cut compromise, and argues that the best political route doesn't always cut straight down the middle of the road.
Dec 9, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Noted. Noted.
Liza Featherstone on the class action gender discrimination suit against Wal-Mart; John Nichols on net neutrality
Dec 9, 2010 / Editorial / Various Contributors
GOP Monkey-Wrench Gang GOP Monkey-Wrench Gang
If Obama is looking for a reason to scale back his foreign policy ambitions, the GOP takeover of the House is the perfect excuse.
Dec 9, 2010 / Editorial / Bob Dreyfuss
Beyond the Fair Sentencing Act Beyond the Fair Sentencing Act
Congress's vote to scale back mandatory sentences for federal crack cocaine offenses was a watershed in the long campaign for better drug policy.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Marc Mauer