Let’s Get Congress Working Let’s Get Congress Working
It’s time to tackle the root problem: subservience to corporate and financial powers.
Jan 18, 2012 / Feature / James Lardner
Here’s How to Force Congress to Block SOPA and Save the Internet Here’s How to Force Congress to Block SOPA and Save the Internet
Members of Congress need to feel the heat on the Stop Internet Piracy Act. Here’s how a bold progressive challenger and digital activists forced Paul Ryan to come out agains...
Jan 18, 2012 / John Nichols
Jack Abramoff on Lobbying: ‘Look, This Is Bribery’ Jack Abramoff on Lobbying: ‘Look, This Is Bribery’
Notorious lobbyist Jack Abramoff explains what separates the most successful lobbyists from the rest.
Jan 17, 2012 / Press Room
Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment
President Obama gets bold in the election year.
Jan 6, 2012 / Press Room
Buying Congress in 2012 Buying Congress in 2012
Time to stop being cynical about corporate money in politics and start being angry.
Jan 5, 2012 / Bill McKibben
Ben Nelson’s Christmas Gift to America Ben Nelson’s Christmas Gift to America
The Nebraska lawmaker is retiring from the Senate. Good.
Dec 27, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight
Unless there’s a blueprint to break the Republican strategy of hostage taking, the Dems will be left trumpeting their own weakness to avoid blame.
Dec 22, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue
The Ongoing Republican Plan to Shame the Poor The Ongoing Republican Plan to Shame the Poor
Drug tests and GED classes are the new requirements for anyone who dares to collect unemployment insurance.
Dec 20, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie
Occupy the Safety Net Occupy the Safety Net
Republicans in Congress are quietly killing the provisions of Obama’s stimulus act that have kept millions out of poverty.
Dec 15, 2011 / Feature / Betsy Reed
99%er Champions 99%er Champions
Change takes movements on the outside and champions on the inside. This is the time to be recruiting candidates who share the convictions of the 99 percent.
Dec 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel