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“No more playing the race card.”
       —Sarah Palin’s Twitter advice to Barack Obama One fact that the man can't evade: The race card should never be played. If he's to start making the grade, He'll have to stop being that shade.

Jan 28, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin

John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot

John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot John Feffer: The Failed Pacific Pivot

The Obama administration's strategic rebalance is really just a retreat. 

Jan 28, 2014 / John Feffer

The Promise of Transpartisanship

The Promise of Transpartisanship The Promise of Transpartisanship

A reactionary shift toward bipartisanship—toward an anodyne centrism—isn’t the solution.

Jan 28, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Obama Will Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

Obama Will Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors Obama Will Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors

After months of progressive organizing, President Obama will increase wages for future federal contract workers. 

Jan 28, 2014 / George Zornick

Four Things Obama Should Say About Inequality in the State of the Union

Four Things Obama Should Say About Inequality in the State of the Union Four Things Obama Should Say About Inequality in the State of the Union

Will Obama's State of the Union address be too lackluster to make a difference? 

Jan 27, 2014 / George Zornick

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Predictions for Obama’s State of the Union Address

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Predictions for Obama’s State of the Union Address Katrina vanden Heuvel: Predictions for Obama’s State of the Union Address

Will Obama move the conversation on inequality forward?

Jan 27, 2014 / Press Room

Who Backs the TPP and a ‘NAFTA on Steroids’? ALEC

Who Backs the TPP and a ‘NAFTA on Steroids’? ALEC Who Backs the TPP and a ‘NAFTA on Steroids’? ALEC

The American Legislative Exchange Council is circulating a "Model Policy" resolution endorsing the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Jan 24, 2014 / John Nichols

‘We Can’t Wait’ for Congress

‘We Can’t Wait’ for Congress ‘We Can’t Wait’ for Congress

President Obama can and should take smart steps without Congress. 

Jan 21, 2014 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

We’re All Suspects in Obama’s America

We’re All Suspects in Obama’s America We’re All Suspects in Obama’s America

In his recent speech, the president offered an unbridled defense of the surveillance state.

Jan 21, 2014 / Robert Scheer

What Obama Didn’t Say in His Speech on NSA Spying

What Obama Didn’t Say in His Speech on NSA Spying What Obama Didn’t Say in His Speech on NSA Spying

Obama did do something of potentially great significance today: open the door for Congress to make the big changes that he won’t. 

Jan 17, 2014 / Zoë Carpenter

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