Government

House GOP Rejects Requirement That Patriot Act Surveillances Be Conducted in Compliance With the Constitution House GOP Rejects Requirement That Patriot Act Surveillances Be Conducted in Compliance With the Constitution

Barely a month after demanding that the Constitution be read into the Congressional Record, House Republicans voted against a motion to that would have protected against Patriot Ac...

Feb 15, 2011 / John Nichols

The Escalating War Against Labor The Escalating War Against Labor

On Ed Schultz's radio show, John Nichols explains that the GOP campaign against unions will be a struggle for America's future.

Feb 14, 2011 / The Ed Schultz Show

Valentine’s Message: Home Is Where the Heart Is Valentine’s Message: Home Is Where the Heart Is

Tenant leaders around the country unite for Valentine's Day demonstrations and direct actions against cuts to Housing and Urban Development programs.

Feb 14, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Religious War Comes to CPAC Religious War Comes to CPAC

This year’s conservative confab was strained by discord, with gays pitted against the Christian right and Islamophobes battling conservative Muslims.

Feb 14, 2011 / Sarah Posner

A Bright Bipartisan Future on Civil Liberties? A Bright Bipartisan Future on Civil Liberties?

Lately, when the term “bipartisan compromise” is tossed around, it tends to mean that Democrats are giving in to the Republican position on issues, or that women's righ...

Feb 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders

How Bloomberg Does Business

How Bloomberg Does Business How Bloomberg Does Business

The mayor's company created a “coalition” to promote its interests in the Comcast-NBC merger, proving itself an agile peddler of influence in Washington.

Feb 10, 2011 / Feature / Aram Roston

Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal

Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal Why Bradley Manning Is a Patriot, Not a Criminal

For bringing to light critical but long-suppressed information, Pfc. Manning has been treated not as a whistleblower, but as a criminal and a spy.

Feb 10, 2011 / Chase Madar

And They Called It… And They Called It…

Reed reports on the Republicans’ efforts to prove that when it comes to climate change, the deficit and pretty much anything else, they can be both hostile and disrespectful.

Feb 10, 2011 / Eric Alterman

Was the DLC Good for Democrats? Was the DLC Good for Democrats?

After the death of the DLC, The Nation's Ari Berman explores whether the Democratic Party benefited from their organizing.

Feb 9, 2011 / Press Room

Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act Left-Right Coalition in the House Blocks Obama’s Move to Extend PATRIOT Act

President Obama wanted to extend PATRIOT Act surveillance authorities for three years. House Republican leaders tried to get him a one-year extension. But the vast majority of Hous...

Feb 9, 2011 / John Nichols

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