Government

Barney Frank Reformed Wall Street. Next Up, the Pentagon? Barney Frank Reformed Wall Street. Next Up, the Pentagon?

The president praises House Financial Services Committee chair Barney Frank for getting financial reforms passed. Now, Obama should embrace Frank's call to reduce defense spending ...

Jul 21, 2010 / John Nichols

If Kagan’s So Scary, How Come Lindsey Graham Supports Her Confirmation? If Kagan’s So Scary, How Come Lindsey Graham Supports Her Confirmation?

Obama's Supreme Court nominee advances from Judiciary Committee with backing of Democrats and a conservative Republican -- South Carolina's Lindsey Graham -- and the virtual certai...

Jul 21, 2010 / John Nichols

The Case For Elizabeth Warren The Case For Elizabeth Warren

As the bankers and corporate lobbyists fight to diminish new financial regulation, Elizabeth Warren—leading activist and thinker in favor of reform—should be the top co...

Jul 20, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Another Unelected Senator, Another Blow to Representative Democracy Another Unelected Senator, Another Blow to Representative Democracy

West Virginia's new senator got no votes from the people, just an appointment from his former boss -- the government. Yet, he will vote on every major issue facing the country for ...

Jul 19, 2010 / John Nichols

The Big Green Buy

The Big Green Buy The Big Green Buy

How Obama can use the government's purchasing power to spark the clean-energy revolution.

Jul 15, 2010 / Feature / Christian Parenti

Fifty Years Ago, Democrats Finally Embraced ‘The Rights of Man’—Committing Unequivocally to Civil and Economic Rights Fifty Years Ago, Democrats Finally Embraced ‘The Rights of Man’—Committing Unequivocally to Civil and Economic Rights

Kennedy declared that " 'The Rights of Man'—the civil and economic rights essential to the human dignity of all men—are indeed our goal and are indeed our first pr...

Jul 15, 2010 / John Nichols

Wall Street Not Giving to Dems: Good Riddance Wall Street Not Giving to Dems: Good Riddance

Isn't it time legislators focus on diminishing the strings-attached purchasing power of corporate campaign contributions?

Jul 8, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Kabuki Democracy: Why a Progressive Presidency Is Impossible, for Now

Kabuki Democracy: Why a Progressive Presidency Is Impossible, for Now Kabuki Democracy: Why a Progressive Presidency Is Impossible, for Now

Even with supermajorities in both houses of Congress behind them, American presidents cannot pass the kind of transformative progressive legislation that Barack Obama promised in...

Jul 7, 2010 / Eric Alterman

NOW Urges Senate to Expel David Vitter NOW Urges Senate to Expel David Vitter

National Organization for Women says it is time for the Louisiana senator—a patron of prostitutes and employer of an abusive aide—to go.

Jul 6, 2010 / John Nichols

This Week At TheNation.com This Week At TheNation.com

Inside the battle for healthcare reform. Plus: Two must-see videos and a special honor for The Nation.

Jul 2, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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