Politics

The New American Isolationism The New American Isolationism

The cost of turning away from war's horrific realities.

Nov 1, 2010 / William J. Astore

Portland, the Paulsons and Bye-Bye, Baseball Portland, the Paulsons and Bye-Bye, Baseball

The people of Portland stood up to their local sports owners and refused to fund a new park. But team owners Merritt and Hank Paulson made baseball in Portland a casualty of the wa...

Nov 1, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff

Ted Sorensen and the Liberal Faith Ted Sorensen and the Liberal Faith

Sorensen: "Nor will I shrink from calling myself a liberal, in the same sense that Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, John and Robert Kennedy, and Harry Truman were liberals&mda...

Nov 1, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Commentary: John Nichols on Citizens United Commentary: John Nichols on Citizens United

The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision is already having an effect on our democracy, and according to Nichols, "We may have our first fully corporate-defined election t...

Nov 1, 2010 / Video / The Nation on Grit TV

Why the Democrats Will Win in California

Why the Democrats Will Win in California Why the Democrats Will Win in California

It's not the economy. It's not just the candidates. It's that California is the least white state, except for Hawaii, and Republican candidates aren't attractive to black and Latin...

Nov 1, 2010 / Jon Wiener

At the Rally to Restore Sanity, A Reaction to Overreaction At the Rally to Restore Sanity, A Reaction to Overreaction

At the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, social and political commentary did shine through absurdism and acts of showmanship.

Oct 31, 2010 / Laura Stampler

Barack Obama’s Independent Streak Barack Obama’s Independent Streak

The president is not backing every Democrat. He's staying neutral in Rhode Island's hot gubernatorial race; in a move designed to help "his friend," former Republican Sen...

Oct 31, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

More a Wake for Sanity Than a Rally to Restore It

More a Wake for Sanity Than a Rally to Restore It More a Wake for Sanity Than a Rally to Restore It

As Republicans are about to take over the House, Stewart and Colbert set the stage for Tuesday's elections.

Oct 31, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

The New Huffington Paradigm The New Huffington Paradigm

On the Huffington Post bus to the Rally for Sanity.

Oct 31, 2010 / StudentNation / Michael Tracey

The Tea Party Constitution Versus the Thomas Jefferson Constitution The Tea Party Constitution Versus the Thomas Jefferson Constitution

Candidates such as Christine O'Donnell and Ron Johnson imagine a very different Constitution than the one the founder's drafted and defined. So it comes as no surprise that the Tea...

Oct 30, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

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