Politics

Bill Moyers on ‘Democratic Decency Defined Downward’ Bill Moyers on ‘Democratic Decency Defined Downward’

The award-winning journalist delivered a stirring speech in Washington last night about the political capture carried out by Wall Street. 

Oct 21, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick

Shocking Report Reveals the Pentagon’s Addiction to Fraudulent Contractors Shocking Report Reveals the Pentagon’s Addiction to Fraudulent Contractors

A new report shows the Pentagon just can’t quit fraudulent defense contractors.

Oct 20, 2011 / Blog / George Zornick

Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America

Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America Thom Hartmann: Creating a Progressive America

Average Americans are watching their country dissolve in front of them, and it will take grassroots mobilization on both the Left and Right to assess and address the systemic dysfu...

Oct 20, 2011 / Video / The Nation and On The Earth Productions

Replace Biden on 2012 Ticket? No, VP’s Populism is Obama’s Best Hope Replace Biden on 2012 Ticket? No, VP’s Populism is Obama’s Best Hope

The vice president actually "gets it." He likes unions and working people. He's on message and the rest of the Obama administration should recognize just how necessary th...

Oct 20, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

John Nichols: In Ohio, Are Right-Wingers Tearing Down the Progressive Infrastructure? John Nichols: In Ohio, Are Right-Wingers Tearing Down the Progressive Infrastructure?

As the movement to repeal Governor John Kasich's anti-union legislation gains ground, Republican out-of-state groups are flocking to Ohio to implement campaigns in support of the l...

Oct 19, 2011 / Nation in the News / The Ed Show

Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jonathan Steele on Afghanistan’s Future

Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jonathan Steele on Afghanistan’s Future Nation Conversations: Katrina vanden Heuvel and Jonathan Steele on Afghanistan’s Future

Ten years into the US occupation of Afghanistan, how can we effectively and humanely end an unwinnable war?

Oct 19, 2011 / Audio / The Nation

The Democratic Plan to Recapture the West

The Democratic Plan to Recapture the West The Democratic Plan to Recapture the West

At the Project New West Summit, Democrats and progressive leaders debated electoral strategies for the pivotal Western region.

Oct 19, 2011 / Sasha Abramsky

King Versus the Tea Party: From the Poor People’s Campaign to Occupy King Versus the Tea Party: From the Poor People’s Campaign to Occupy

 Tea Party Congressman Allen West says of Occupy Wall Street: “Martin Luther King Jr. would not have backed these types of protesters." Kings history, and his ...

Oct 19, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Noted. Noted.

Liza Featherstone on Walmart’s efforts to “empower” women, Collier Meyerson on the inconvenient truth behind Waiting for “Superman” and Henri Picciotto on censorship by the Jewish ...

Oct 19, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors

Calling All Liberals: It’s Time to Fight Calling All Liberals: It’s Time to Fight

As Occupy Wall Street goes global, we must define a bold, clear vision going forward. The stakes have never been higher.

Oct 19, 2011 / Feature / Benjamin R. Barber

x