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Rahm’s Departure Will Help Reset Obama White House Rahm’s Departure Will Help Reset Obama White House

Rahm's depature affords Obama a perfect opportunity to reconnect with his grassroots base.

Sep 30, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Herding Donkeys

Herding Donkeys Herding Donkeys

Grassroots activists and Beltway insiders are fighting for the soul of Obama's Democratic Party.

Sep 29, 2010 / Feature / Ari Berman

Nation Conversations: Richard Trumka on Labor’s Challenges Nation Conversations: Richard Trumka on Labor’s Challenges

A talk with AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka on the state of the labor movement and plans for the future.

Sep 27, 2010 / Audio / The Nation

First Look: ‘Herding Donkeys’ Book Trailer First Look: ‘Herding Donkeys’ Book Trailer

In an exlusive video on TheNation.com, Ari Berman premieres the trailer for his new book, Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics.

Sep 27, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman

Russ Feingold, the Senate’s True Maverick

Russ Feingold, the Senate’s True Maverick Russ Feingold, the Senate’s True Maverick

He's now in the fight of his life.

Sep 23, 2010 / Feature / John Nichols

Obama’s Forgotten Base

Obama’s Forgotten Base Obama’s Forgotten Base

The tragic irony of this political moment: the people with the most faith in Obama are the hardest hit by the economic disaster, and this brute fact is driving the enthusiasm gap.

Sep 23, 2010 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

Echoing at the Extremes Echoing at the Extremes

Funny how here in the U.S. we've only heard about one extreme: the Tea Party movement, the angry, anti-government, pro-gun, far white.

Sep 21, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

The State of the Student Left The State of the Student Left

Highlights from a panel from the US Social Forum on the politics of the contemporary American student Left.

Sep 17, 2010 / StudentNation / Laurie Rojas

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...

Sep 16, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Peter Dreier

The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century The Fifty Most Influential Progressives of the Twentieth Century

The radical ideas of one generation become the common sense of the next. Here, Peter Dreier honors the people who moved progressive ideas in America from the marginal to the mainst...

Sep 15, 2010 / Feature / Peter Dreier

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