Politics

The Breakdown: A Healthcare Timeline The Breakdown: A Healthcare Timeline

Even if healthcare reform passes in 2010, many of its programs will only go into effect in two or three years. Why? Christopher Hayes says it's all an accounting trick.

Jan 15, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes

The Decade in Feminism, Continued The Decade in Feminism, Continued

Surveying a decade of feminism in 1000 words was clearly beyond my powers of compression even after I'd jettisoned the whole world outside the United States. Several people wr...

Jan 15, 2010 / Blog / Katha Pollitt

Looking Back at One Year of Organizing for America Looking Back at One Year of Organizing for America

Organizing for America marks the first time a political party has deployed a permanent field program to advance a policy agenda between elections.

Jan 14, 2010 / Ari Melber

Blueprint for Dems Blueprint for Dems

Democrats have tried to act "bipartisan" while Republicans got obstructionist, and the Dems are paying for it.

Jan 14, 2010 / Editorial / Sen. Bernie Sanders

Organizing For America’s First Year Organizing For America’s First Year

Ari Melber reviews OFA's strengths and weaknesses on its first anniversary.

Jan 14, 2010 / Video / MSNBC

The Professional The Professional

Like the Progressives, Obama seems to believe government can move beyond partisan politics.

Jan 14, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner

System Failure System Failure

As welcome as it was, the removal of George W. Bush was not enough to cure what ails us.

Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Chris Hayes

Change Won’t Come Easy Change Won’t Come Easy

Many progressives thought we had taken back America in 2008, but the work has just begun.

Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Robert L. Borosage

Is Sarah Palin a Natural Fox? Is Sarah Palin a Natural Fox?

Only after Fox News announced that it had hired Sarah Palin as an "news analyst" did I realize that I've been subconsciously calling her Sarah Fox, Fox Palin, or Sarah Pa...

Jan 14, 2010 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

Obama at One Obama at One

The Nation asked members of our community and beyond: looking back at Obama's first year in office, what was the high point, and what was your sharpest disappointment?

Jan 13, 2010 / Feature / Various Contributors

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