Corpus Ex Machina Corpus Ex Machina
Citizens United raises the questions: why is speech the functional equivalent of money, and why are corporations considered persons?
Jan 28, 2010 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
Political Fever Political Fever
Since recent shock waves of populism, Obama has made some bigger promises.
Jan 28, 2010 / Editorial / William Greider
Democracy Inc. Democracy Inc.
The Citizens United campaign finance decision makes it possible for the nation's most powerful economic interests to manipulate not just individual electoral contests but political...
Jan 28, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors
Governor Meg Whitman? Governor Meg Whitman?
Katrina vanden Heuvel sits on a panel questioning GOP frontrunner, Meg Whitman, on her bid for California's gubernatorial seat.
Are We a Center-Right Nation? Are We a Center-Right Nation?
Chris Hayes argues that voters' anti-incumbent attitude is more about anger and frustration with the current economy than political ideology.
What Coakley’s Defeat Means for Healthcare Reform What Coakley’s Defeat Means for Healthcare Reform
Healthcare is in jeopardy, but it's not dead--especially if Democrats drag their feet on swearing in Brown.
Jan 20, 2010 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Coakley’s Loss: Pie in the President’s Face Coakley’s Loss: Pie in the President’s Face
Martha Coakley's loss in Massachusetts put on display the monumental miscalculations by which Obama has governed.
Jan 20, 2010 / Editorial / William Greider
What Massachusetts Got Right What Massachusetts Got Right
Obama's opportunistic search for win-win solutions to our healthcare concerns and our larger economic problems is leading to a lose-lose outcome for the president and the country.
Jan 20, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bad Model Ford Bad Model Ford
The news that Harold Ford Jr., a conservative Democrat from Tennessee, is considering a primary challenge to New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is as laughable as ludicrous. I'm s...
Jan 11, 2010 / The Notion / Ari Berman
The Nation Interviews David Plouffe The Nation Interviews David Plouffe
In an exclusive interview with The Nation, David Plouffe, former campaign manager of Obama for America, talks healthcare, messaging, and organizing after election day.
Dec 18, 2009 / Video / Ari Melber