The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts The Pentagon Fraud Papers: Contractors That Defrauded DOD Were Rewarded With $285 Billion in New Contracts
Vermont Senator Sanders wanted to know how the Pentagon deals with companies that defraud it. He demanded an accounting. Over a three-year period, contractors convicted o...
Feb 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Is It Time to Cut (or at Least Suspend) US Military Aid to Egypt? Is It Time to Cut (or at Least Suspend) US Military Aid to Egypt?
Borrowing a page from Chalmers Johnson, Ron Paul argues for cutting aid to Egypt in order to foster democracy and reduce the risk of blowback. A key Democrat backs suspending aid u...
Feb 3, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Egypt Leaves the Right Crazed and Confused Egypt Leaves the Right Crazed and Confused
Side with Mubarak or the Egyptian people? Label the demos jihadist or Tea Party East? Republicans ask, “What’s my line?”
Feb 2, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan
The Death of American Exceptionalism The Death of American Exceptionalism
The repeated invocation on the part of conservatives signals a deeper malady.
Feb 2, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform? Does the Individual Mandate Threaten Healthcare Reform?
Obama pledged to deliver "Medicare for all," should he have stuck with that?
Feb 2, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor Science, Yes. But Don’t Forget the Poor
Obama must stand up and fight for the safety net.
Feb 2, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Washington’s Tepid Response to Egypt Protests Betrays “A Lack of Faith in… America’s Democratic Creed” Why Washington’s Tepid Response to Egypt Protests Betrays “A Lack of Faith in… America’s Democratic Creed”
Former director of CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center complains that: "The failure of the US to uphold its stated commitment to democratic values therefore goes beyond a simple su...
Feb 1, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Mourning Gabe Zimmerman Mourning Gabe Zimmerman
Remembering the progressive aide to Gabrielle Giffords who died in the attack in Tucson, Arizona.
Feb 1, 2011 / Lived History / Josh Nathan-Kazis
Back to the Future: Bush Administration Proposed Settling Displaced Palestinians in South America Back to the Future: Bush Administration Proposed Settling Displaced Palestinians in South America
Condoleezza Rice thought that Chile, or perhaps Argentina, could be a solution to Israel's right-of-return problem.
Feb 1, 2011 / The Notion / Greg Grandin
A Judge’s Ruling Could Leave More Than a Million Young Adults Without Insurance A Judge’s Ruling Could Leave More Than a Million Young Adults Without Insurance
As Republicans attack the new healthcare law, those up to the age of 26 who are still under their parent's health insurance plan could lose coverage.
Feb 1, 2011 / StudentNation / Sara Jerving