Government

Set Phrases to Stun Set Phrases to Stun

Alterman on classic rock and jazz, Reed on cliché's gravitational pull over media.

Sep 23, 2011 / 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 Affordable Care Act Is Doing Its Job The Affordable Care Act Is Doing Its Job

A new Gallup poll shows that the health care bill has resulted in fewer young adults without health insurance. 

Sep 22, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Nancy Pelosi: GOP’s ‘Let Him Die’ Moment Was ‘Heartbreaking’ Nancy Pelosi: GOP’s ‘Let Him Die’ Moment Was ‘Heartbreaking’

Never did the former Speaker of the House believe that her Republican counterparts would sink so low.

Sep 19, 2011 / MSNBC

It’s Not ‘Class Warfare’ When the Rich Do It It’s Not ‘Class Warfare’ When the Rich Do It

Republicans—who have pushed to destroy the social safety net—have the gall to accuse President Obama of "class warfare" over his deficit reduction proposal.&n...

Sep 19, 2011 / Jamelle Bouie

Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits

Headlining Wisconsin's Fighting Bob Fest, the largest annual gathering of progressives in the country, the Vermont senator drew the loudest cheers for a stern warning to the presid...

Sep 18, 2011 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s Time to Remake Government by the People and for the People Katrina vanden Heuvel: It’s Time to Remake Government by the People and for the People

The Republicans' partisan obstructionism must be rejected and combated from below if we are going to revive the economy.

Sep 14, 2011 / The Ed Show

The Pointless Republican Victory in New York’s 9th The Pointless Republican Victory in New York’s 9th

Pundits see the race as a bad omen for Obama, but Democrat David Weprin’s loss may well have turned on Israel politics.

Sep 14, 2011 / Ben Adler

Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate

Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate

Republican presidential candidates think economic and fiscal problems will be solved by magic instead of policies.

Sep 13, 2011 / Ben Adler

Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate Magical Thinking Dominates Tea Party GOP Debate

Republican presidential candidates think economic and fiscal problems will be solved by magic instead of policies.

Sep 13, 2011 / Ben Adler

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