Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child… Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child…
Newest pieces, women complaining about the attention given to Jonathan Franzen, some book and DVD recommendations and the latest mail.
Sep 9, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Rand Paul’s Kentucky Derby Rand Paul’s Kentucky Derby
The Tea Party favorite is in a race to stitch together a statewide Republican coalition.
Sep 9, 2010 / Feature / Dan Bischoff
It’s Not the Party—It’s the Policies It’s Not the Party—It’s the Policies
Inequality has risen under Republicans and Democrats when they’ve embraced neoliberalism.
Sep 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Robert Pollin
Greene to Green in SC? Greene to Green in SC?
In this fall's South Carolina Senate contest, Democrats should vote for the Green Party candidate.
Sep 9, 2010 / John Nichols
Money Well Spent Money Well Spent
The ultra-conservative funders the Koch brothers don't directly fund media—and they don't have to. Instead, they've successfully funded the politicians and the "ex...
Sep 9, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman
Fighting Class War Fighting, Bob-Style Fighting Class War Fighting, Bob-Style
Solid progressive Senators like Russ Feingold, the sole Senate vote against the Patriot Act, are feeling the lash this election cycle because of misplaced anger from the Tea Partye...
Sep 8, 2010 / Laura Flanders
It’s the Mortgages, Stupid It’s the Mortgages, Stupid
This week's proposals by the Obama administration to deal with the persistent economic crisis will be, as with previous plans that involved trillions of taxpayer dollars, little...
Sep 8, 2010 / Robert Scheer
The Sooner Rahm Leaves, the Better for Obama The Sooner Rahm Leaves, the Better for Obama
Rahm’s alleged biggest asset—his ties to Capitol Hill and intricate knowledge of Beltway politics—has paid few dividends for Obama. Shaking up the White House sho...
Sep 8, 2010 / Ari Berman
How Much Do We Learn From the First Cut of History? How Much Do We Learn From the First Cut of History?
One year later, the blockbuster Game Change can be read as much for how little election narratives explain about history as for the story of the 2008 campaign.
Sep 8, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Julian E. Zelizer