Populist Obama Defends Shared Sacrifice in Deficit Speech Populist Obama Defends Shared Sacrifice in Deficit Speech
The president is only now realizing that creating jobs, defending the safety net and appealing to shared sacrifice is good policy and good politics.
Sep 19, 2011 / Ari Berman
Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide Wisconsin Governor Walker Stonewalls as FBI Raids Home of Top Political Aide
A burgeoning “John Doe” probe targets anti-labor governor's political appointees.
Sep 19, 2011 / John Nichols
It’s Not ‘Class Warfare’ When the Rich Do It It’s Not ‘Class Warfare’ When the Rich Do It
Republicans—who have pushed to destroy the social safety net—have the gall to accuse President Obama of "class warfare" over his deficit reduction proposal.&n...
Sep 19, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
President Obama’s Very Own ‘War on Terror,’ Cont’d President Obama’s Very Own ‘War on Terror,’ Cont’d
It’s spreading fast, from Afghanistan to Yemen, Somalia, Nigeria and West Africa.
Sep 19, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits
Headlining Wisconsin's Fighting Bob Fest, the largest annual gathering of progressives in the country, the Vermont senator drew the loudest cheers for a stern warning to the presid...
Sep 18, 2011 / John Nichols
Should Israel Arm Kurdish Terrorists? Should Israel Arm Kurdish Terrorists?
A plan to punish Turkey—and maybe end up on the US list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.
Sep 17, 2011 / Jon Wiener
Timeline: Milestones of the Food Movement Timeline: Milestones of the Food Movement
Twelve major events in the evolution of the food movement.
Sep 17, 2011 / The Nation
#OccupyWallStreet: Searching for Hope in America #OccupyWallStreet: Searching for Hope in America
Hundreds of protesters demand an end to America’s two-tier system that allows the rich to buy elections while the poor shoulder the burden of budget cuts.
Sep 17, 2011 / Allison Kilkenny
Timeline: Milestones of the Food Movement Timeline: Milestones of the Food Movement
Twelve major events in the evolution of the food movement.
Sep 17, 2011 / The Nation
The CNN/Tea Party Debate and Other Deadly ‘Liberal Media’ Crushes on Conservatives The CNN/Tea Party Debate and Other Deadly ‘Liberal Media’ Crushes on Conservatives
The MSM’s fear of looking like “brie-eating surrender monkeys” drives them to support neo-con wars and stage Tea Party rallies.
Sep 16, 2011 / Leslie Savan