Freeze, Like a Deer in Headlights Freeze, Like a Deer in Headlights
There's lots of progressive backlash in the blogosphere to the announcement that the president is going to call for a multi-year freeze on "non-security discretionary spending...
Jan 26, 2010 / Blog / Chris Hayes
Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems
If the Democratic Party wants to lose – or, to be more precise, wants to lose badly in 2010 and 2012, it need only maintain its current loyalty to the most powerful interests...
Jan 25, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
A Manifesto: Ending the War A Manifesto: Ending the War
How will the war in Afghanistan end? This isn't a trick question. The answer is simple: the war will end when President Obama signs an order ending it; that is, when the president ...
Jan 25, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Unions Can’t Compete With Corporate Campaign Cash Unions Can’t Compete With Corporate Campaign Cash
Some union leaders think that the Supreme Court ruling in the case of Citizens United v. FEC -- which essentially takes the limits off campaign spending -- will give them the same ...
Jan 24, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Campaign finance and the big deal with John Edwards.
Jan 22, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman
Air America’s Fall Air America’s Fall
In the wake of Air America's sad demise, the rightwing blogs are predictably crowing.
Jan 22, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Video: Change Won’t Come Easy Video: Change Won’t Come Easy
Katrina vanden Heuvel urges Democrats to mobilize their base and stop making damaging compromises with the Right.
The Breakdown: Can Healthcare Reform Be Saved? The Breakdown: Can Healthcare Reform Be Saved?
In the wake of the surprising loss in Massachusetts on Tuesday, the future of healthcare reform has become uncertain. The Nation's DC Editor Christopher Hayes and special guest Rya...
Jan 22, 2010 / Audio / Chris Hayes
Petraeus Gets It Wrong Petraeus Gets It Wrong
Yesterday, I had a chance to question General David Petraeus about President Obama's Afghan timetable, and what he had to say leads one to suspect that if Petraeus, McChrystal, and...
Jan 22, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Slacker Thursday Slacker Thursday
10 Things I Hate About You and the implications of Massachusetts.
Jan 21, 2010 / Blog / Eric Alterman