Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
On responses to "Kabuki Democracy," TNR and the mail.
Aug 13, 2010 / Eric Alterman
The Breakdown: How Does Incumbency Affect Elections? The Breakdown: How Does Incumbency Affect Elections?
If incumbents are running scared, what does that mean for the phenomenon of the incumbency effect?
Aug 13, 2010 / Chris Hayes
Happy 75th Birthday, Social Security Happy 75th Birthday, Social Security
On the 75th anniversary of Social Security, those who would axe benefits are spreading myths designed to make you think there's a looming crisis. It's simply just not true.
Aug 13, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nation Readers’ Top Ten Videos Nation Readers’ Top Ten Videos
Last week we did an informal poll of Nation writers and editors asking them to pick one YouTube video which they thought deserved a wider viewing. Check out some of the interesting...
Aug 12, 2010 / The Nation
Kabuki Democracy Kabuki Democracy
Why a progressive presidency is impossible, for now.
Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Eric Alterman
Building a Movement by Offering Solutions Building a Movement by Offering Solutions
The left's hope lies in reviving the tradition of speaking in credible, urgent, moral ways about policies to aid the great majority.
Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Michael Kazin
The Corpo-Obama-Geithner-Petraeus State The Corpo-Obama-Geithner-Petraeus State
The role of the left should not be to uphold or defend a government increasingly at odds with the interests of the people, but to change it, drastically and from the ground up.
Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
Ending the Permanent Campaign Ending the Permanent Campaign
When politics is driven by the need to turn out your base and policy is dominated by the desire to cater to that base, our baser instincts come to the fore.
Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Norman Ornstein
Obama, The Right and Race Obama, The Right and Race
Missing from Alterman's historical analysis is the Republicans' canny exploitation of racial resentment.
Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Salim Muwakkil
Obama’s Healthcare Achievements Obama’s Healthcare Achievements
Let's give the president credit for pushing through the most far-reaching and economically redistributive social legislation since the New Deal.
Aug 12, 2010 / Feature / Theda Skocpol