Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog
A majority of senators want the former Ohio attorney general to head the Consumer Financial Products Bureau. The president should use a recess appointment to make it so.
Dec 8, 2011 / John Nichols
How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist How Obama’s Embrace Turned Teddy Roosevelt Into a Socialist
After Obama cited Roosevelt in his Kansas speech, Fox News has decided that TR peddled “socialistic nationalism.”
Dec 7, 2011 / John Nichols
The Postal Service Plots Its Own Demise The Postal Service Plots Its Own Demise
Cuts in service, shuttering facilities and mass layoffs will hurt workers, communities, the USPS and the economy.
Dec 6, 2011 / John Nichols
America Isn’t Broke America Isn’t Broke
The Supercommittee is dead. Here’s what should come next.
Dec 1, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Barney Frank Took on Banks, Bigots and Bloated Pentagon Budgets Barney Frank Took on Banks, Bigots and Bloated Pentagon Budgets
The liberal firebrand, who will retire from the House next year, championed LGBT rights, worked for a fairer economy and pushed for cutting defense spending.
Nov 28, 2011 / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Heuvel: ‘No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal’ for the Supercommittee Katrina vanden Heuvel: ‘No Deal Is Better Than a Bad Deal’ for the Supercommittee
How bad will the supercommittee’s failure be for America?
Nov 23, 2011 / Press Room
Progressives on the March to Take Over Congress Progressives on the March to Take Over Congress
The Occupy movement won’t run candidates to push its issues. Here’s who will.
Nov 16, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Stanching the Flow of Corporate Dollars into Campaigns Stanching the Flow of Corporate Dollars into Campaigns
When our nation arrives at a level of corruption we cannot bear, we shouldn’t.
Nov 10, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Capitalism vs. the Climate Capitalism vs. the Climate
Denialists are dead wrong about the science. But they understand something the left still doesn’t get about the revolutionary meaning of climate change.
Nov 9, 2011 / Feature / Naomi Klein
Occupy the Polls: Tuesday’s Critical Tests of Political Power Occupy the Polls: Tuesday’s Critical Tests of Political Power
Labor rights, voter rights, gay rights, immigrant rights, Democratic renewal, independent progressives, a sheriff with a heart and “Occupy” candidates: all on the ballo...
Nov 7, 2011 / John Nichols