Government

Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution Grand Bargain Is the Wrong Solution

As Congress nears the so-called "fiscal cliff," they should listen to voters: austerity cuts are unacceptable.

Nov 13, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit Katrina vanden Heuvel: Joblessness Is the Problem—Not the Deficit

A “grand bargain” would enact spending cuts that would hurt investment and growth.

Nov 12, 2012 / Press Room

Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring Ron Johnson’s Pompous Assumptions: Voters are Ignorant, Colleagues Need Tutoring

How hard will it be to negotiate with congressional Republicans? Ask the Republican senator who thinks voters are ignorant about fiscal math.

Nov 12, 2012 / John Nichols

CliffsNotes for Washington CliffsNotes for Washington

How to get yourself to the edge of the fiscal abyss and not jump. 

Nov 12, 2012 / Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman

Leading Banking Committee Democrat Backs Warren Leading Banking Committee Democrat Backs Warren

One of the committee’s top Democrats said he wants to see Warren on board, if she wants to be. 

Nov 9, 2012 / George Zornick

Voters Did Not Choose Austerity Voters Did Not Choose Austerity

The results are unambiguous: voters want more government investment and higher taxes on the wealthy. 

Nov 9, 2012 / George Zornick

A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates A Response to Ben Adler on Third Party Candidates

Former Green Party presidential candidate Ralph Nader strongly objects to a recent Nation blog post that mocked third-party candidates.

Nov 8, 2012 / Ralph Nader

John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections John Nichols: Labor Won in Wisconsin and Ohio Senate Elections

The victories of Tammy Baldwin and Sherrod Brown show that standing up for workers’ rights pays off.

Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room

Jeremy Scahill: In Obama’s Second Term, Will Democrats Challenge Drones? Jeremy Scahill: In Obama’s Second Term, Will Democrats Challenge Drones?

After last night's re-election, progressives wonder if the US is in for four more years of extrajudicial killings. 

Nov 7, 2012 / Press Room

Tea Party Group Blocks Florida Voters, Stops Water Handouts at Polls

Tea Party Group Blocks Florida Voters, Stops Water Handouts at Polls Tea Party Group Blocks Florida Voters, Stops Water Handouts at Polls

A Tampa group has filed dozens of last-minute voter challenges, in a troubling indication of ramped up suppression efforts. Meanwhile, as record turnout forced long lines, poll wat...

Nov 5, 2012 / Brentin Mock and Voting Rights Watch

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