Obama Blasts House GOP, Paul Ryan’s ‘Deeply Pessimistic’ Budget Plan Obama Blasts House GOP, Paul Ryan’s ‘Deeply Pessimistic’ Budget Plan
Though short on specifics, President Obama's speech on the deficit today defended progressive governance and blasted the GOP's plan to gut the country's social safety net.
Apr 13, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Berman
Wisconsin’s Walker Arrives in Washington to Discuss How Republicans Can Best Serve the Koch Brothers Agenda Wisconsin’s Walker Arrives in Washington to Discuss How Republicans Can Best Serve the Koch Brothers Agenda
The Walker Way: Take a lot of campaign contributions from the Koch Brothers. Gt elected. Carry out the Koch Brothers agenda. Turn down $810 million in federal transportation fundin...
Apr 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Democrats Prepare to Embrace Anonymous Campaign Contributions Democrats Prepare to Embrace Anonymous Campaign Contributions
After running against it in 2010, Democrats plan to make use of Citizens United in 2012.
Apr 13, 2011 / The Notion / Jamelle Bouie
The False Debate on the Debt The False Debate on the Debt
America is stuck in an absurd debate over how deeply to cut teachers’ pensions and seniors’ medical benefits while preserving tax breaks for the superrich.
Apr 13, 2011 / Robert Scheer
A Simple Standard: Don’t Back Anyone Who Messes With Social Security A Simple Standard: Don’t Back Anyone Who Messes With Social Security
The president's speech will be the clearest indication on whether he is going to give Wall Street what it really wants—so-called "entitlement reforms."
Apr 13, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Social Security and the Deficit Should Not Be in the Same Sentence Social Security and the Deficit Should Not Be in the Same Sentence
Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the political class in Washington's broke and bankrupt debate on the deficit.
Apr 12, 2011 / Nation in the News / Press Room
Social Security and the Deficit Should Not Be in the Same Sentence Social Security and the Deficit Should Not Be in the Same Sentence
Katrina vanden Heuvel talks about the political class in Washington's broke and bankrupt debate on the deficit.
Apr 12, 2011 / Video / The Ed Show
We Can’t Win the Fight if We Can’t Tell the Story We Can’t Win the Fight if We Can’t Tell the Story
Whatever one thinks of the foreign and domestic policy outcomes of the past two years, it is clear that the Obama administration has stumbled in its ability to tell a compelling st...
Apr 12, 2011 / The Notion / Melissa Harris-Perry
An Offensive Response to the Budget ‘Crisis’ An Offensive Response to the Budget ‘Crisis’
Deficit hawks across the political spectrum and the tea partiers claim America is broke. It isn't. We can deal with our debt by taxing extreme concentrations of wealth.
Apr 12, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker
One of Governor Scott Walker's oldest political allies and top donors, a rail executive whose firm recently got big bucks from the state, is indicted for making illegal campai...
Apr 12, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols