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Why Romney and Ryan’s ‘Reforms’ of Medicaid Would Likely Destroy It Why Romney and Ryan’s ‘Reforms’ of Medicaid Would Likely Destroy It

Past experience with block granting the social safety net paints a dismal picture.

Oct 15, 2012 / Bryce Covert

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Needs to Speak About Jobs Katrina vanden Heuvel: Obama Needs to Speak About Jobs

The president should also bring up women's health and expose Mitt Romney's extremist makeover.

Oct 15, 2012 / Press Room

Watch the Presidential Debate with The Nation!

Watch the Presidential Debate with The Nation! Watch the Presidential Debate with The Nation!

During the second presidential debate this Tuesday, October 16th at 9 PM, The Nation's George Zornick, Bryce Covert, Laura Flanders and Richard Kim will be online with live fac...

Oct 15, 2012 / The Nation

Note to Obama: It’s Still the Economy, Stupid Note to Obama: It’s Still the Economy, Stupid

The president needs to aggressively defend his economic policies and critique Romneyomics in Tuesday's debate.

Oct 15, 2012 / Ari Berman

Playing the Voter ID Card Playing the Voter ID Card

A former voter ID supporter realizes the real racial motive behind supposedly “common sense” reforms. 

Oct 15, 2012 / Jeremiah Goulka

Cause For Hope: Robin Hood Tax Advances in Europe Cause For Hope: Robin Hood Tax Advances in Europe

The EU's financial transaction tax should be a model for similar common sense reforms in the United States. 

Oct 15, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Global Noise: Worldwide Debt Protests Global Noise: Worldwide Debt Protests

Hundreds of thousands of protesters in more than thirty countries flooded the streets over the weekend to protest debt and austerity.

Oct 15, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny

Paul Ryan: Dick Cheney With a Smile Paul Ryan: Dick Cheney With a Smile

Dick Cheney says: “I worship the ground that Paul Ryan walks on.” No wonder. They’re foreign-policy twins.

Oct 15, 2012 / John Nichols

This Week: Stop-and-Frisk. Plus: Progressives and Election 2012. This Week: Stop-and-Frisk. Plus: Progressives and Election 2012.

Stop-and-Frisk, VP debate coverage, and the media and poverty.

Oct 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Postmortem: The Now-Infamous and Indefensible Decision to Sit Stephen Strasburg Postmortem: The Now-Infamous and Indefensible Decision to Sit Stephen Strasburg

An arrogant management and compliant media sold DC on the idea to sit Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg. We now see the results.

Oct 13, 2012 / Dave Zirin

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