Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Hates Hagel’s Independence Katrina vanden Heuvel: The GOP Hates Hagel’s Independence
Obama’s defense secretary nominee will likely be confirmed, despite Republican obstructionism
Jan 8, 2013 / Press Room
Will Chuck Hagel’s Appointment Actually Help the Anti-War Left? Will Chuck Hagel’s Appointment Actually Help the Anti-War Left?
The man Obama recently nominated for Secretary of Defense could alter the trajectory of the president’as center-right military policy.
Jan 8, 2013 / Phyllis Bennis
What Gerda Lerner Taught Us What Gerda Lerner Taught Us
An anti-fascist, a radical, an immigrant, an outsider, her pioneering work to launch women’s history programs and feminist movements was transformational.
Jan 8, 2013 / John Nichols
John Nichols: Republicans Are Playing With Fire in the Debt Ceiling Standoff John Nichols: Republicans Are Playing With Fire in the Debt Ceiling Standoff
Refusing to raise the debt ceiling will lead to an economic meltdown—and put Americans out of work.
Jan 8, 2013 / Press Room
The American System of Suffering, 1965–2014 The American System of Suffering, 1965–2014
When we will begin to learn the real lessons of Vietnam?
Jan 8, 2013 / Nick Turse
RGIII and the Crisis of Liberalism in the United States RGIII and the Crisis of Liberalism in the United States
A liberal Washington Post columnist wrote about football star Robert Griffin III’s injury on Sunday. He ended up saying a whole lot more.
Jan 8, 2013 / Dave Zirin
A White House Meeting With Low-Income Americans A White House Meeting With Low-Income Americans
It's one thing for the president to meet with advocates. It’s another to give lower-income people the opportunity to tell their own stories.
Jan 8, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Ten Things To Put the GOP Back on Track Ten Things To Put the GOP Back on Track
It’s tempting to let the GOP continue its slide toward irrelevance—but that would deny this country the robust political debate we need.
Jan 8, 2013 / Gregory Joseph
What a Real ‘War on Poverty’ Looks Like What a Real ‘War on Poverty’ Looks Like
The war on poverty is too often a war on the poor themselves.
Jan 8, 2013 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Social Issues Are Economic Issues, Exhibit 1,463: Michigan’s Dual Agenda Slams Low-Income Women Social Issues Are Economic Issues, Exhibit 1,463: Michigan’s Dual Agenda Slams Low-Income Women
The state-level right-wing agenda will continue to hit poor women on all fronts.
Jan 8, 2013 / Bryce Covert