The Ongoing Republican Plan to Shame the Poor The Ongoing Republican Plan to Shame the Poor
Drug tests and GED classes are the new requirements for anyone who dares to collect unemployment insurance.
Dec 20, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Iowa Challenge for Obama: Dem Caucus Votes for ‘Uncommitted’ Slate Iowa Challenge for Obama: Dem Caucus Votes for ‘Uncommitted’ Slate
Health Care Not Warfare campaigners propose a Democratic Caucus alternative to Obama: an uncommitted slate. Others urge caucus goers from both parties to reject current contenders ...
Dec 20, 2011 / John Nichols
Does Romney Oppose Discrimination Against Gays? Does Romney Oppose Discrimination Against Gays?
Gov. Mitt Romney claims to have consistently opposed anti-gay discrimination throughout his career, but his past statements contradict him.
Dec 19, 2011 / Ben Adler
The Payroll Tax Cut Gets the Fox News Treatment The Payroll Tax Cut Gets the Fox News Treatment
Why are current Republicans so combative, toxic and unwilling to look at actual policy? Consult your local listings.
Dec 19, 2011 / George Zornick
Robert Reich to President Obama: Support Us and We’ll Support You Robert Reich to President Obama: Support Us and We’ll Support You
What should President Obama do to win our support?
Dec 19, 2011 / Robert B. Reich
Christopher Hitchens: Some Memories Christopher Hitchens: Some Memories
Christopher was moved, in his choice of objects of animosity, by an unstable mixture of calculation and conviction.
Dec 19, 2011 / Norman Birnbaum
Jon Wiener’s Five Best Political Books of 2011 Jon Wiener’s Five Best Political Books of 2011
The Nation's Jon Wiener weighs in with a personal list of the year's best political books.
Dec 19, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation
Dave Zirin: What’s Political About Tim Tebow’s Religious Beliefs? Dave Zirin: What’s Political About Tim Tebow’s Religious Beliefs?
The NFL’s reaction to Tebow’s Christianity has confirmed the hypocrisy of the league’s right-wing politics.
Dec 19, 2011 / Press Room
Caucuses Will Still Lack Absentee Voting Caucuses Will Still Lack Absentee Voting
Republican caucuses, including the influential first in the nation contest in Iowa, will disenfranchise the disabled and members of the military.
Dec 19, 2011 / Ben Adler
Wisconsin Recall Calculus: $5M Distant Dollars v. 500,000 Citizens Wisconsin Recall Calculus: $5M Distant Dollars v. 500,000 Citizens
Governor Walker thinks his money can beat a recall. He’s wrong.
Dec 19, 2011 / John Nichols