Assange vs. Manning, Bernie Sanders vs. Obama Assange vs. Manning, Bernie Sanders vs. Obama
Why is the media going crazy over Assange while no one's paying attention to Bradley Manning, who's actually doing serious time and facing rough conditions in prison for allege...
Dec 23, 2010 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Assange vs. Manning, Bernie Sanders vs. Obama Assange vs. Manning, Bernie Sanders vs. Obama
Why is the media going crazy over Assange while no one's paying attention to Bradley Manning, who's actually doing serious time and facing rough conditions in prison for allegedl...
Lame Duck Congress Victories Lame Duck Congress Victories
The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the passage of a landmark food safety bill and the narrow defeat of the DREAM Act all prove that organizing and educating across issues reall...
Dec 22, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Obama in the Age of Accommodation Obama in the Age of Accommodation
When considering Obama's presidency in the long view, remember that history provides many more examples of thwarted resistance than it does of sweeping social change.
Dec 22, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Fix the Filibuster Fix the Filibuster
The most important vote of the 112th Senate will likely be its first.
Dec 22, 2010 / Editorial / Chris Hayes
The Top Seven ‘Edge of Sports’ Moments of 2010 The Top Seven ‘Edge of Sports’ Moments of 2010
Here we have what are indubitably and without argument, the top seven collisions of sports and politics in 2010 that didn’t involve an elbow and Barack Obama’s mouth. W...
Dec 22, 2010 / The Notion / Dave Zirin
The Progressive Honor Roll of 2010 The Progressive Honor Roll of 2010
In a tough year for progressives, these courageous people and smart ideas shone through.
Dec 22, 2010 / Feature / John Nichols
Noted. Noted.
John Nichols on the immediate threat to social security, Kate Murphy on opening up the FM airwaves and Braden Goyette on this year's outrageous CEO bonuses.
Dec 22, 2010 / Editorial / Various Contributors
Speaking Ill of ‘The Best and the Brightest’ Speaking Ill of ‘The Best and the Brightest’
One of “the best and the brightest” died last week, and in Richard Holbrooke we had a perfect example of the dark mischief to which David Halberstam referred when he au...
Dec 22, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Arlen Specter’s Deliciously Bitter Farewell to Fellow Senators: You’re a Bunch of Cannibals! Arlen Specter’s Deliciously Bitter Farewell to Fellow Senators: You’re a Bunch of Cannibals!
Edgy as ever, Arlen Specter bids farewell to the Senate with accusations of cannibalism, griping about the decay of deliberation and some smart proposals for reforming a dysfunctio...
Dec 22, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols