Government

Constitutional Lessons For the New Congress Constitutional Lessons For the New Congress

Republican lawmakers who read the Constitution out loud as their very first act in the new Congress better bask in their Tea Party glow because they're certainly not going to be fe...

Jan 5, 2011 / Laura Flanders

Robert Gibbs Is Out! Maybe Now This White House Will Learn to Communicate Robert Gibbs Is Out! Maybe Now This White House Will Learn to Communicate

No one, except Rahm Emanuel, did more harm to Obama's relationship with its base than Gibbs.

Jan 5, 2011 / John Nichols

Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated

Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated Filibuster Reform Delayed But Not Defeated

The Senate will not change its own rules on opening day, as reformers had hoped.

Jan 5, 2011 / John Nichols

Trading Jobs for More of the Same Trading Jobs for More of the Same

The Clinton years analogies have been coming fast and furious since the midterm elections and Obama's self-described “shellacking.”  But today's administration see...

Jan 4, 2011 / Laura Flanders

The Nation Takes Up Filibuster Reform The Nation Takes Up Filibuster Reform

This session, the Senate has a chance to fix the filibuster—a reform we've been championing for years. Read our coverage by Christopher Hayes, Thomas Geoghegan, Senator Tom H...

Jan 4, 2011 / The Nation

Slide Show: Meet New Committee Chairs Working on Energy, Education, Labor

Slide Show: Meet New Committee Chairs Working on Energy, Education, Labor Slide Show: Meet New Committee Chairs Working on Energy, Education, Labor

Now that the Republicans have regained control of the House, chairmanships for many House committees previously headed by Democrats have fallen into Republican hands. How important…

Jan 4, 2011 / Photo Essay / The Nation

The Filibuster FAQ: Fact, Fiction, and Why We Need Reform

The Filibuster FAQ: Fact, Fiction, and Why We Need Reform The Filibuster FAQ: Fact, Fiction, and Why We Need Reform

The Senate has a chance to redeem its dysfunction and implement needed reforms to its own rules when it convenes a new session today.

Jan 4, 2011 / John Nichols

Filibuster Reform At Last? Filibuster Reform At Last?

Why the next Congress should alter this outdated and anachronistic tool.

Dec 28, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls Christmas, Congress And The Times That Try Men’s Souls

Republican senators attacked Harry Reid for keeping the chamber working as the Holiday approached. What would these Tories have told George Washington and the troops who were prepa...

Dec 24, 2010 / John Nichols

Lame Duck Congress Victories

Lame Duck Congress Victories Lame Duck Congress Victories

The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," the passage of a landmark food safety bill and the narrow defeat of the DREAM Act all prove that organizing and educating across issues reall...

Dec 22, 2010 / The Editors

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