Executive Branch

Obama’s ‘Kill List’ Is Unchecked Presidential Power Obama’s ‘Kill List’ Is Unchecked Presidential Power

The national obsession with the leak source misses its vital significance: the warped policy and the drones that drive it.

Jun 12, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Leaking War Leaking War

How Obama’s targeted killings, leaks and the Everything-Is-Classified State have fused.

Jun 12, 2012 / Peter Van Buren

Off to the Horses… Off to the Horses…

Eric on what drives him crazy and Reed reveals the stark choice facing our nation in November.

May 17, 2012 / Eric Alterman

What Allen West Does Not Know About Communists and Congress What Allen West Does Not Know About Communists and Congress

The congressman imagines he’s surrounded by radicals. But it was his own Republican Party, founded by utopian socialists and militant abolitionists, that brought Marxist idea...

Apr 13, 2012 / John Nichols

Supreme Court Wrangling Aside, We Still Need ‘Medicare for All’ Supreme Court Wrangling Aside, We Still Need ‘Medicare for All’

What if the justices scrap healthcare reform as the Obama administration imagines it? What if they don't? Nurses say the healthcare crisis will still demand real reform.

Mar 27, 2012 / John Nichols

Why Newt Gingrich Hates the State Department

Why Newt Gingrich Hates the State Department Why Newt Gingrich Hates the State Department

Gingrich has been criticizing the State Department and calling for its overhaul. 

Dec 13, 2011 / Ben Adler

South Korea Fights Test-Prep Obsession, as the US Creates More Tests South Korea Fights Test-Prep Obsession, as the US Creates More Tests

South Korea is turning away from a testing-obsessed educational culture just as the United States is doubling down on test-focused reforms.

Sep 30, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

The Obama Presidency Invites Contempt

The Obama Presidency Invites Contempt The Obama Presidency Invites Contempt

Is this a politician who, when faced with recalcitrant opposition, would rather switch than fight?

Sep 27, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

The Future of No Child Left Behind

The Future of No Child Left Behind The Future of No Child Left Behind

President Obama is moving forward to reform NCLB unilaterally, but the House GOP has its own plan.

Sep 23, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book The Chapter That Went Missing From Dick Cheney’s Book

Cheney’s autobiography defends his outrageous legacy as George W. Bush’s prince regent. But where’s the chapter on his heroic service in Vietnam?

Aug 27, 2011 / John Nichols

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