Year One: Occupy Wall Street Plans Anniversary Protest of Wall Street Year One: Occupy Wall Street Plans Anniversary Protest of Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street plans a protest on the financial district to celebrate its one year anniversary.
Sep 10, 2012 / Allison Kilkenny
Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’ Obama Quotes Twitter, Hailing Clinton as ‘Secretary of Explaining Stuff’
Twitter messages are bubbling up to the President.
Sep 10, 2012 / Ari Melber
A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent A Promise Obama Can Keep Before the Election: Make Trade Transparent
A sweeping new “Trans-Pacific Partnership” agreement is being negotiated in or name but without our informed consent. Obama should remove the cloak of secrecy.
Sep 9, 2012 / John Nichols
Chris Kluwe and the Greatest Political Statement by Any Athlete Ever Chris Kluwe and the Greatest Political Statement by Any Athlete Ever
Chris Kluwe statement to homophobic Maryland Delegate Emmett Burns needs to be read to be believed.
Sep 8, 2012 / Dave Zirin
Obama Can Say ‘Climate’ After All Obama Can Say ‘Climate’ After All
But does his DNC speech signal that Obama will now champion the climate fight? Or was he just telling the Democratic base what they wanted to hear?
Sep 7, 2012 / Mark Hertsgaard
Comments of the Week: Paul Ryan’s Hypocrisy and the Democratic National Convention Comments of the Week: Paul Ryan’s Hypocrisy and the Democratic National Convention
Our readers sound off on the DNC and on the hypocrisy of Paul Ryan.
Sep 7, 2012 / Sarah Arnold
Jobs Report Creates Friday-Morning Hangover for Democrats Jobs Report Creates Friday-Morning Hangover for Democrats
The sluggish status quo continues, presenting voters with a decision to make on who can best improve the economy.
Sep 7, 2012 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech) This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech)
Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West continue to seek out and speak out on behalf of people living in poverty with their Poverty Tour 2.0.
Sep 7, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Howard Dean: The Case for Obama Howard Dean: The Case for Obama
The former DNC chair predicts an Obama victory, says the future of the Supreme Court at stake.
Sep 7, 2012 / The Nation
Obama Manufactures an Argument for His Re-election Obama Manufactures an Argument for His Re-election
Obama promised a million new industrial jobs if he is re-elected. That's smart politics. But he should be listening to fellow Democrats who back fair trade and serious industrial p...
Sep 7, 2012 / John Nichols