How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist
After Obama cited Roosevelt in his Kansas speech, Fox News has decided that TR peddled “socialistic nationalism.”
Dec 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Bring Them Home—Now Bring Them Home—Now
On Afghanistan withdrawal, Congress may be catching up with the American people—though not fast enough.
Dec 5, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On? Bishops vs. Women: Which Side Is Obama On?
The president must decide what is more important: pandering to the Catholic hierarchy or protecting women's health.
Nov 30, 2011 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Myth of the Self-Loathing Liberal The Myth of the Self-Loathing Liberal
Jonathan Chait has it backwards: Progressives' problem has been too much loyalty to the President, not too little.
Nov 30, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama’s China Syndrome Obama’s China Syndrome
In a momentous strategic shift, President Obama has begun a military buildup in East Asia in a foolish attempt to intimidate China. It will bring blowback, and a greater risk of wa...
Nov 22, 2011 / Michael T. Klare
Melissa Harris-Perry: Environmental Regulations Do Not Hurt the Economy or Job Creation Melissa Harris-Perry: Environmental Regulations Do Not Hurt the Economy or Job Creation
President Obama’s delay of two major clean air rules has enraged environmentalists
Nov 17, 2011 / Press Room
The Silence of the Elites The Silence of the Elites
Even as Occupy Wall Street heats up, Washington plans to spend the winter arguing about how to further mutilate the economy.
Oct 18, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
If a Republican Were President If a Republican Were President
Obama has failed not because he is a progressive in the mold of Franklin Delano Roosevelt but because he is not.
Oct 13, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go? Obama’s Failing E-mails: Where Did the President’s Mojo Go?
Do the president's campaign e-mails and leadership style in general betray the heavy hand of big oil on his administration?
Oct 11, 2011 / Bill McKibben
Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death Salvador Allende Has Words for Barack Obama From the Other Side of Death
As the 2012 election draws closer, what can Obama learn from the many battles of Chile's most famous president?
Oct 11, 2011 / Ariel Dorfman