The Left Never Left Obama The Left Never Left Obama
Progressives are learning how Obama actually leads: as a manager and technocrat. And that's not a bad thing.
Mar 18, 2010 / Ari Melber
Lesson for Obama: Organizing 101 Lesson for Obama: Organizing 101
Ari Melber explains why Obama has been so ineffectual at change while in office.
Mar 12, 2010 / The Young Turks
Remember 11/4/08? Remember 11/4/08?
A new participatory documentary captures the excitement of Obama's election.
Mar 10, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
Obama: Change We Can Believe In? Obama: Change We Can Believe In?
Watch a live webcast tonight of "Obama: Change We Can Believe In?" featuring Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel, Ben Smith of Politico.com, Gretchen Morgenson of The New...
Mar 9, 2010 / The Nation
Why Is Barack Obama Writing GOP Talking Points? Why Is Barack Obama Writing GOP Talking Points?
The president needs a new speechwriter because, right now, he's reinforcing GOP messaging.
Mar 5, 2010 / John Nichols
Obama, Iran and Iraq Obama, Iran and Iraq
The fates of Iran and Iraq are inextricably linked. But Obama doesn't seem to get it.
Mar 5, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
“The President’s Plan”: No Public Option, Lots of Compromise “The President’s Plan”: No Public Option, Lots of Compromise
For more than a year, President Obama remained on the sidelines of the health care debate -- chiming in now and again with sometimes-inspired, sometimes-disappointing rhetoric abou...
Feb 22, 2010 / John Nichols
What Ever Happened to Candidate Obama? What Ever Happened to Candidate Obama?
The Blue Dogs have gotten into his head.
Feb 18, 2010 / Column / Katha Pollitt
18 Million Jobs by 2012 18 Million Jobs by 2012
The Obama administration's jobs proposals are on the right track, but the scope is nowhere near large enough for the crisis we face today.
Feb 18, 2010 / Feature / Robert Pollin
The New Deal in Reverse The New Deal in Reverse
How could Barack Obama have ended up, one year later, where Franklin Delano Roosevelt began?
Feb 12, 2010 / Feature / Steve Fraser