A 2010 Elections Primer A 2010 Elections Primer
Seven ways to frame the 2010 fight for Congress and the statehouses.
Feb 11, 2010 / Editorial / John Nichols
Tea Party Hypocrisy Tea Party Hypocrisy
Tea partyers' enthusiasm may be genuine, but let's not forget: this is a right-wing reactionary movement.
Feb 11, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Dropping in on the Tea Party Dropping in on the Tea Party
A tour of Tea Party Nation reveals an all-white movement moving further right from their Bush-era social agendas and into a growing anti-establishment populism.
Feb 11, 2010 / Beneath the Radar / Gary Younge
Zinn-ophobia at NPR Zinn-ophobia at NPR
NPR's attempt to appease its critics by featuring comment from conservative pundits went a step too far when it let radical right-wing advocate David Horowitz contribute to Howard ...
Feb 11, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Noted. Noted.
D.D. Guttenplan on the end of Thatcherism, John Nichols on Al Franken's response to the proposed Comcast/NBC merger.
Feb 11, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover
The "I will mess you up" Senator is what Keith Olbermann is now calling Al Franken. He also added that "orientation" for Minnesota's Senator is now over.
Feb 10, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele used to be able to muster a lot of disdain for political players who suggested that criticism of them might be racially motiva...
Feb 10, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
New Web Column at The Washington Post New Web Column at The Washington Post
I've started writing a weekly web column for washingtonpost.com. I'll be posting every Tuesday at noon. Here's the first one. I welcome your comments.
Feb 9, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trials and Terror Trials and Terror
Four Republicans continue to misrepresent the rights of the accused "underwear" bomber--despite having been briefed on those rights on Christmas Day.
Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
"The deaths of three American soldiers in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday lifted the veil on United States military assistance to Pakistan." So began a Feb 4th pie...
Feb 9, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders