GM “Recovery” Strategy: Close Plants, Lay Off Workers GM “Recovery” Strategy: Close Plants, Lay Off Workers
The headlines declare that General Motors is "recovering." Despite continuing to lose money at what historically would have been identified as an astronomical rate, the auto comp...
Nov 18, 2009 / John Nichols
Congress Can Move Now to Prevent Layoffs, Plant Closings Congress Can Move Now to Prevent Layoffs, Plant Closings
Recognizing the social, economic and political threat posed by double-digit unemployment numbers, and by the prospect that those numbers are continuing to rise, key Democratic sen...
Nov 17, 2009 / John Nichols
Democrats to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan Democrats to Obama: Get Out of Afghanistan
The California Democratic Party speaks with an loud voice in national politics. It is, by any reasonable measure, the biggest party in the biggest state in the nation. And it is...
Nov 16, 2009 / John Nichols
Palin: Obama’s “Downright Evil,” But Hillary’s O.K. Palin: Obama’s “Downright Evil,” But Hillary’s O.K.
It is fair to say that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin would rather go vegan than say something nice about President Obama. The 2008 Republican nominee for vice president has,...
Nov 15, 2009 / John Nichols
No, Sarah Palin Is Not the Next Ronald Reagan No, Sarah Palin Is Not the Next Ronald Reagan
Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: An American Life (HarperCollins) is being pitched by her publisher as "one ordinary citizen's extraordinary journey." That's about right. Palin is ord...
Nov 13, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama Gets It: Tackling Unemployment is Job 1 Obama Gets It: Tackling Unemployment is Job 1
The No. 1 issue facing the country is unemployment. President Obama and Congress have been too slow to recognize that fact and to act upon it. But that seems to be changing -- n...
Nov 12, 2009 / John Nichols
To Save Journalism, Return to Founding Principles To Save Journalism, Return to Founding Principles
This fall we are highlighting thinking about the future of journalism on The Nation's website, starting with a video from 2009 Nation/Campus Progress Student Journalism Conference...
Nov 12, 2009 / John Nichols
Harry Reid Gets It: The Issue is Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Harry Reid Gets It: The Issue is Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
While most of official Washington was all hot and bothered about health care reform last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was paying attention to a far more serious concern...
Nov 11, 2009 / John Nichols
Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry
Following the horrific shootings at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, Connecticut Senator Lieberman pulled a thread from the right-wing blogosphere and called for a congressional ...
Nov 10, 2009 / John Nichols
Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill Six Smart Progressive Complaints About House Health Bill
The Affordable Health Care for America Act was approved by the U.S. House Saturday night with overwhelming support from progressive Democrats who serve in the chamber and from a p...
Nov 9, 2009 / John Nichols