Obama Moves On Job Creation, But He Must Do More Obama Moves On Job Creation, But He Must Do More
President Obama has always been too scattered and unfocused when it comes to addressing the primary social, economic and political challenge of his presidency: high unemployment. ...
Dec 8, 2009 / John Nichols
Senator Rockefeller Confirms Medicare Expansion Is Being Weighed Senator Rockefeller Confirms Medicare Expansion Is Being Weighed
Medicare has long been one of the most popular programs administered by the federal government. It is so popular that congressional Republicans – whose party once led the oppos...
Dec 7, 2009 / John Nichols
The Peril of Positioning Dems as Managers, Not Leaders The Peril of Positioning Dems as Managers, Not Leaders
Senate Democrats are celebrating the fact that, in their rush to come up with a scheme to pay for health-care reform, they have blocked an effort to preserve payments to home hea...
Dec 6, 2009 / John Nichols
Sherrod Brown Shames Republicans Who Wanted to Shame Democrats Sherrod Brown Shames Republicans Who Wanted to Shame Democrats
Regal Republicans Senators who willingly accept government pay, government staff and government-organized and funded health care benefits are so sure that Americans would not want...
Dec 4, 2009 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Fights to Block Bernanke Confirmation Bernie Sanders Fights to Block Bernanke Confirmation
When the U.S. economy melted down on former President Bush's watch, it was a sobering moment. Unfortunately, Ben Bernanke was not willing to sober up. Instead of rejecting the f...
Dec 3, 2009 / John Nichols
In a Big-Issue Week, Joblessness Remains the Biggest Issue In a Big-Issue Week, Joblessness Remains the Biggest Issue
The official unemployment rate of 10.2 percent is the worst in a quarter century. The real unemployment rate of 17.5 percent -- the Department of Labor figure that includes the ...
Dec 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama Has Spoken; Now, Let’s Have a Debate Obama Has Spoken; Now, Let’s Have a Debate
President Obama delivered a carefully-constructed and nuanced call Tuesday night for the extension of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. Obama came to the wrong conclusion about ...
Dec 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Democrats Campaign Against Obama’s Afghan Plan Democrats Campaign Against Obama’s Afghan Plan
Even before President Obama formally announces his plan to surge more than 30,000 additional U.S. troops into Afghanistan, Democrats who want to win elections are campaigning agai...
Dec 1, 2009 / John Nichols
The Spirit of Seattle Lives On The Spirit of Seattle Lives On
In dozens of recent Congressional contests, fair traders have replaced free traders.
Dec 1, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols
Ten Years After Battle of Seattle: Another World Is Necessary Ten Years After Battle of Seattle: Another World Is Necessary
Tens years to the day after "The Battle of Seattle" opened a new front in the epic struggle over global economic policy, one of the activists who took to the streets with the the ...
Nov 30, 2009 / John Nichols