Government

Peter King’s ‘Muslim Radicalization’ Hearings Risk Repeating History Peter King’s ‘Muslim Radicalization’ Hearings Risk Repeating History

As a young, Japanese-American child, I was held in an internment camp out of prejudice and war hysteria. America can't make the same mistake again.

Jun 14, 2011 / Mike Honda

The Government Nudge: A Public Role in the Private Sector

The Government Nudge: A Public Role in the Private Sector The Government Nudge: A Public Role in the Private Sector

The government has the power to spur innovation and reshape the economy—but it must be willing to flex its muscle.

Jun 8, 2011 / Feature / Robert Weissman

On Weinergate: In Defense of Acting Like an Adult On Weinergate: In Defense of Acting Like an Adult

What kind of a professional has phone sex from his office during business hours with his staff just outside the door? Not one with his priorities in order.

Jun 8, 2011 / Dana Goldstein

The Real Meaning of Santorum The Real Meaning of Santorum

Before he was an internet punchline, Rick Santorum was the baby face of compassionate conservatism. Remember that?

Jun 6, 2011 / Richard Kim

Boehner Protects Obama’s Libya Mission By Engineering a Mild Rebuke While Blocking Kucinich’s Real Plan to End It Boehner Protects Obama’s Libya Mission By Engineering a Mild Rebuke While Blocking Kucinich’s Real Plan to End It

Congress debated about how to respond to the undeclared war in Libya. Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich and a lot of old-school, anti-interventionist Republicans backed an anti-war ...

Jun 3, 2011 / John Nichols

Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB Nation Conversations: Roane Carey and Ari Berman on Elizabeth Warren and the CFPB

Why does the bank lobby and the politicians in its pocket feel so threatened by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau?

Jun 2, 2011 / The Nation

White House, Congressional Leaders Block Open Debate on Undeclared War With Libya White House, Congressional Leaders Block Open Debate on Undeclared War With Libya

The House was supposed to debate Congressman Kucinich's proposal to end the war in Libya. But the resolution was pulled from the floor calendar in a classic case of derelictio...

Jun 1, 2011 / John Nichols

GOP Debt-Ceiling Gambit is Part and Parcel of Paul Ryan’s Scheme to Gut Medicare, Social Security GOP Debt-Ceiling Gambit is Part and Parcel of Paul Ryan’s Scheme to Gut Medicare, Social Security

Make no mistake: Those members of the House who voted against raising the debt ceiling aided a Republican effort to force the gutting of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

Jun 1, 2011 / John Nichols

‘Work for Peace’: A Movement to Bring the Troops and Tax Dollars Home ‘Work for Peace’: A Movement to Bring the Troops and Tax Dollars Home

Progressives launch drive to get Democratic senators to reshape national priorities—cut the military-industrial complex, support “Medicare for All.”

May 31, 2011 / John Nichols

Post-Legal America and the National Security Complex Post-Legal America and the National Security Complex

In terms of what used to be called “foreign policy,” and more recently “national security,” the United States is now a post-legal society.

May 31, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt

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