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
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
Inside the Wisconsin Right’s Voter-Suppression Scheme Inside the Wisconsin Right’s Voter-Suppression Scheme
Tea Party Activists, the state GOP and Americans for Prosperity are mounting a full-scale assault against unsubstantiated 'voter fraud.'
Oct 29, 2010 / Sarah Posner
The Prop 19 Paper Chase The Prop 19 Paper Chase
Could the federal government prevent California from legalizing pot? Many experts just say no.
Oct 29, 2010 / Neima Jahromi
Washington State’s ‘Robin Hood’ Tax Washington State’s ‘Robin Hood’ Tax
Washington State's flagrantly unjust tax code is emblematic of a failed economic policy. Voters now have a chance to change it.
Oct 29, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women Slide Show: The Democrats Are the Real Party of Women
Republicans may have touted 2010 as their own “Year of the Woman,” and recent polling suggests that women voters, traditionally a Democratic stronghold, may favor Repub…
Oct 29, 2010 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Breakdown: Do Negative Campaign Ads Sway Voters? The Breakdown: Do Negative Campaign Ads Sway Voters?
With attack ads battling it out on airwaves across the country, Chris Hayes asks Stanford professor Shanto Iyengar: do negative ads ever have positive effects?
Oct 29, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Katrina vanden Heuvel and Nick Gillespie on Bickering Inside the Beltway Katrina vanden Heuvel and Nick Gillespie on Bickering Inside the Beltway
Last night, Katrina vanden Heuvel squared off against Reason.com's Nick Gillespie on CNN's Parker Spitzer.
Oct 28, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room