Government

On Healthcare, Pelosi Makes Her Move On Healthcare, Pelosi Makes Her Move

Speaker Nancy Pelosi has laid out a strategy to pass healthcare reform in the next couple of days. As usual, progressives are fretting that winning will make them look bad, while c...

Mar 17, 2010 / Lindsay Beyerstein

Congress Votes for Afghan War Congress Votes for Afghan War

Only 65 members of the House voted with Kucincich to force withdrawal from the Afghan war.  The outcome makes the anti-war forces appear weaker than they are, and appearances ...

Mar 11, 2010 / Tom Hayden

Talking Healthcare and Consumer Protection

Talking Healthcare and Consumer Protection Talking Healthcare and Consumer Protection

Guest-hosting the Rachel Maddow Show, Nation DC editor Christopher Hayes talks to Rep. Diana DeGette on healthcare and Demos director Heather McGhee on consumer protection.

Mar 10, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Massa Backs Off Healthcare Conspiracy Massa Backs Off Healthcare Conspiracy

The latest moves on healthcare reform from Kucinich, Massa and Stupak.

Mar 10, 2010 / Lindsay Beyerstein

Challenging “High Road” Contracting Challenging “High Road” Contracting

 This is what must make it hard for people working inside the Obama administration. No sooner does the White House start talking up something good, than it does something bad.

Mar 5, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Dems’ Up-or-Down Vote Meets GOP’s Down-Is-Up Tricks Dems’ Up-or-Down Vote Meets GOP’s Down-Is-Up Tricks

 A glossary. The party of "Please, don't hurt me" tries, finally, to talk in bold, plain English to pass health care reform.  

Mar 4, 2010 / Leslie Savan

New Left Review at 50 New Left Review at 50

The journal's sustained critique of neoliberalism remains indispensable.

Mar 4, 2010 / Jon Wiener

Today’s Secrets Are In Plain Sight Today’s Secrets Are In Plain Sight

 Daniel Ellsberg was on GRITtv last week and he left me thinking about secrecy.

Mar 4, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Friedmanism at the Fed Friedmanism at the Fed

How former New York Fed chair Stephen Friedman made a bundle on the AIG bailout.

Feb 25, 2010 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann

LIVE VIDEO: Feed of Health Care Summit from WhiteHouse.gov LIVE VIDEO: Feed of Health Care Summit from WhiteHouse.gov

Live feed of Health Care Summitt.

Feb 25, 2010 / Ari Melber

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