The Justice Department Stops South Carolina’s Assault on Voting Rights The Justice Department Stops South Carolina’s Assault on Voting Rights
DOJ denied pre-clearance to a requirement that South Carolina voters show photo ID. But it doesn’t have the same power over every state.
Dec 26, 2011 / Ben Adler
A Conservative Christmas Carol of Scrooge, Marley, Gingrich and Romney A Conservative Christmas Carol of Scrooge, Marley, Gingrich and Romney
There is something positively Dickensian about the Republican debate. Perhaps the contenders shall require visits by the spirits of Christmases past, present and future.
Dec 24, 2011 / John Nichols
Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward
When voters go to the booth next year, how will they vote on foreign policy? What options do they have?
Dec 22, 2011 / Francis Reynolds
The Tea Party in 2011: From Lions to Lambs The Tea Party in 2011: From Lions to Lambs
The Tea Party has had a terrific year, but the payroll tax cut fiasco is weakening their hold on Washington.
Dec 22, 2011 / George Zornick
Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’ Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’
That Friedman’s self-serving feints at the truth still earn him a place of high journalistic regard is a sad commentary on the profession.
Dec 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Out, Damn Newt: 5 Reasons Why Gingrich Is Headed for Footnote Status Out, Damn Newt: 5 Reasons Why Gingrich Is Headed for Footnote Status
The former Speaker is sliding fast in the polls. There's more to this than just attack ads. He was doomed from the start by his own rancid record.
Dec 22, 2011 / John Nichols
When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight
Unless there’s a blueprint to break the Republican strategy of hostage taking, the Dems will be left trumpeting their own weakness to avoid blame.
Dec 22, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue
Why Ron Paul Is Not the Tea Party Candidate Why Ron Paul Is Not the Tea Party Candidate
Ron Paul may be the purest fiscal conservative, but Tea Partiers have the same concerns about him that other Republicans do: foreign policy and electability.
Dec 22, 2011 / Ben Adler
Noted. Noted.
Sara Mayeux on Newt Gingrich's attempt to shut down the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, Liza Featherstone on the education justice movement and Occupy USA, Jamie Raskin on fosterin...
Dec 22, 2011 / Various Contributors
The Progressive Honor Roll of 2011 The Progressive Honor Roll of 2011
This holiday season, we celebrate the most inspiring activists, organizations and politicians who are fighting for the 99 percent.
Dec 22, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols