After House Votes Against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Will Senate Finish the Job? After House Votes Against Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Will Senate Finish the Job?
House votes 250-175 to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell." Log Cabin Republicans tell Senate Republicans, it's time to stop stalling and let ready-and-able patriotic A...
Dec 16, 2010 / John Nichols
Politics in the Terrordome, 2011 Politics in the Terrordome, 2011
The next Congress will see terror in everything.
Dec 15, 2010 / Stephan Salisbury
A Progressive’s Answer to Obama A Progressive’s Answer to Obama
Without a president who will stand up for the ideals he ran on, even as he seeks resolution, the progressive worldview becomes muted, and the conservative worldview validated.
Dec 15, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
US-UN Relations, Foreign Aid to Come Under Fire in New Congress US-UN Relations, Foreign Aid to Come Under Fire in New Congress
Obama was just beginning to repair US-UN relations. Now that Republicans have taken back the House, resurgent cold warriors and neo-isolationists could make 2011 a risky year for i...
Dec 15, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Senate Priority #1: Fix the Filibuster Senate Priority #1: Fix the Filibuster
At the start of the next session of Congress, Senate Democrats can check Republican obstructionism by reforming the filibuster.
Dec 15, 2010 / Ari Berman
Return of the Great Triangulator Return of the Great Triangulator
The sight of Bill Clinton back at the White House podium defending tax cuts for the super-rich was more a sick joke than a serious amplification of economic policy.
Dec 15, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Antonin Scalia, R-Supreme Court, Joins Michele Bachmann’s New Caucus Antonin Scalia, R-Supreme Court, Joins Michele Bachmann’s New Caucus
After meeting with the Tea Party's favorite congresswoman, the high court's most partisan justice announces he will deliver the inaugural address to Bachmann's House caucus.
Dec 15, 2010 / John Nichols
Howard Dean and Ari Berman Take Apart the Tax Deal Compromise Howard Dean and Ari Berman Take Apart the Tax Deal Compromise
Do Democrats compromise too much? Should they be more ideologically cohesive?
Dec 14, 2010 / NPR
A Legacy of Triumph and Controversy: Richard Holbrooke, 1941–2010 A Legacy of Triumph and Controversy: Richard Holbrooke, 1941–2010
The tough and hyper-energetic diplomat’s career spanned more than four decades. He leaves behind a complicated legacy—and in Afghanistan, an unfinished mission.
Dec 14, 2010 / Barbara Crossette
Senator Bernie Sanders: Another 8 1/2 Hours Serving the People Senator Bernie Sanders: Another 8 1/2 Hours Serving the People
For the Senator from Vermont, his Friday speech against Obama's tax cut compromise was just another day on the job.
Dec 14, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel