Don’t Tone It Down, Tone It Up: Make Debate ‘Worthy of Those We Have Lost’ Don’t Tone It Down, Tone It Up: Make Debate ‘Worthy of Those We Have Lost’
In Tucson, Obama presents an idealistic appeal to a "one nation" Americanism that only the most hopeful of our leaders—and the most hopeful of our citizens—ha...
Jan 13, 2011 / John Nichols
$1.4 Billion in Cuts Proposed for California Public Colleges $1.4 Billion in Cuts Proposed for California Public Colleges
A budget plan put forth by Gov. Jerry Brown (D-Calif.) may make a $1.4 billion cut in public higher education institutions in the state.
Jan 13, 2011 / StudentNation / StudentNation
In Arizona, Obama Appeals to Our Better Angels In Arizona, Obama Appeals to Our Better Angels
At his best, Barack Obama is a leader who appeals to our better angels, who rode to the White House on a campaign of "hope." Nowhere was Obama's empathy more needed, and ...
Jan 13, 2011 / Ari Berman
Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in US Mental Health Services Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in US Mental Health Services
Congresswoman shot in Arizona, the Republican-led charade to have "Obamacare" repealed and an update on reproductive rights in the United States.
Jan 12, 2011 / Lindsay Beyerstein
Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’ Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’
Sarah Palin joins hyper-defensive conservatives in attacking dialogue that considers the political climate as part of the explanation for the hooting rampage that wounded Cong...
Jan 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Perps in the White House Perps in the White House
It is amazing that folks like Gene Sperling and William Daley, the very people who created this banking meltdown, are rewarded with ever more important positions in our governmen...
Jan 12, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain? Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain?
There may yet be justice for the victims of the post-9/11 United States torture program. Just not in the US.
Jan 12, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’
Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shoo...
Jan 11, 2011 / Press Room
Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’
Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shooti...
Jan 11, 2011 / The Brian Lehrer Show
The Horror in Arizona The Horror in Arizona
The attack on Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson was an assault on democracy.
Jan 11, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel