Government

RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card

Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele used to be able to muster a lot of disdain for political players who suggested that criticism of them might be racially motiva...

Feb 10, 2010 / John Nichols

John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home” John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home”

Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, the old soldier who looked like and in so many ways was a member of the Democratic establishment of another time, broke with the leadership of...

Feb 8, 2010 / John Nichols

Demand Question Time Demand Question Time

My boss Katrina vanden Heuvel recently detailed the merits of a new campaign that could enhance civic engagement, make politicians more accountable and promote the notion that our ...

Feb 8, 2010 / Peter Rothberg

Obama’s Betrayal Obama’s Betrayal

Lawrence Lessig explains how Obama's surrender in the fight for Congressional reform betrayed Washington.

Feb 8, 2010 / MSNBC

Welcome to Palinland Welcome to Palinland

With a nod to Rick Perlstein, Welcome to Palinland. Atop Palinland's Mount Rushmore are Ronald Reagan and Barry Goldwater. Palinland's Bill of Rights has been edited and redacted...

Feb 8, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Sarah Says It’s “Absurd Not to Consider” A Palin Presidency Sarah Says It’s “Absurd Not to Consider” A Palin Presidency

Sarah Palin fed the Teapartisans in Nashville an appetizer of warmed over one-liners about taxes, spending and deficits that add up to "generational theft." Then she gave...

Feb 7, 2010 / John Nichols

The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget The Breakdown: Defense Spending and the 2011 Budget

What effect will the reduction in troops in Iraq that Obama has promised have on defense spending?

Feb 5, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Meet Tea Partisan Tom Tancredo Meet Tea Partisan Tom Tancredo

How politically credible are the leading figures in the Tea Party movement that is rallying this weekend at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville? Let them Tea Party proclaimers ...

Feb 5, 2010 / John Nichols

Bring on the Filibuster Bring on the Filibuster

Let the Republicans actually filibuster something, hour after excrutiating hour, in real time. The public won't like it.

Feb 4, 2010 / Thomas Geoghegan and The Editors

Video: How to Get Our Democracy Back Video: How to Get Our Democracy Back

Find out Professor Lawrence Lessig's solutions and ideas for how to fix Congress in this video companion to his cover story, "How to Get Democracy Back."

Feb 3, 2010 / The Nation Video

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