Why Is Obama Dragging His Heels on Appointing Elizabeth Warren to Head CFPB? Why Is Obama Dragging His Heels on Appointing Elizabeth Warren to Head CFPB?
Warren's biggest problem isn't the Republicans. It's Obama's finance boys who don't want an outspoken consumer advocate in a powerful role.
May 27, 2011 / William Greider
When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK When Obama Imposed a No-Touch Zone on DSK
Pepe le Pew meets Michelle.
May 27, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology
It was a bad week for a good man, but the MSNBC host will be back to give voice to working men and women.
May 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Ryan’s Budget Should Be a Major Opportunity for Democrats Ryan’s Budget Should Be a Major Opportunity for Democrats
Deciding to support Paul Ryan's Medicare-killing budget was a bad political move for Republicans. And now they're stuck.
May 26, 2011 / Press Room
The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself The Tea Party Leads a Revolution Against Itself
Tea Party–backed House freshmen pocket hundreds of thousands of dollars from the same Wall Street firms they once railed against.
May 26, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Where Objectivity Lies… Where Objectivity Lies…
Eric on Chomsky's dishonesty and Reed Richardson on Paul Ryan's medicare debacle.
May 26, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Justice in Fitzwalkerstan: A Wisconsin Judge Rules Anti-Labor Law Null and Void Justice in Fitzwalkerstan: A Wisconsin Judge Rules Anti-Labor Law Null and Void
Wisconsin Republicans, in their rush to strip workers of collective bargaining rights, violated the state’s Open Meetings law and disregarding a tradition of governmenta...
May 26, 2011 / John Nichols
A Palestinian Revolt in the Making? A Palestinian Revolt in the Making?
A new generation, inspired by the Arab Spring, is seeking to reforge a unified national identity and reinvigorate the liberation struggle.
May 26, 2011 / Jesse Rosenfeld and Joseph Dana
Ryan’s Budget Should Be a Major Opportunity for Democrats Ryan’s Budget Should Be a Major Opportunity for Democrats
Deciding to support Paul Ryan's Medicare-killing budget was a bad political move for Republicans. And now they're stuck.
May 26, 2011 / MSNBC
House Votes Today on Afghanistan Exit Plan House Votes Today on Afghanistan Exit Plan
One hundred seventy-eight House Democrats voted for Jim McGovern's measure to accelerate withdrawal from Afghanistan, sending a united antiwar Democratic message to the president.
May 26, 2011 / Tom Hayden