Government

Freeze, Like a Deer in Headlights Freeze, Like a Deer in Headlights

There's lots of progressive backlash in the blogosphere to the announcement that the president is going to call for a multi-year freeze on "non-security discretionary spending...

Jan 26, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems Blocking Bernanke is Smart Economics, Smart Politics for Dems

If the Democratic Party wants to lose – or, to be more precise, wants to lose badly in 2010 and 2012, it need only maintain its current loyalty to the most powerful interests...

Jan 25, 2010 / John Nichols

Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions Teddy Roosevelt Was Right: Ban ALL Corporate Contributions

What to do about the decision by U.S. Supreme Court to -- in the words of Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold -- "(ignore) important principles of judicial restraint and respect f...

Jan 21, 2010 / John Nichols

Massachusetts Meltdown Massachusetts Meltdown

What the wake-up call is really telling us.

Jan 21, 2010 / The Editors

Coakley’s Loss: Pie in the President’s Face Coakley’s Loss: Pie in the President’s Face

Martha Coakley's loss in Massachusetts put on display the monumental miscalculations by which Obama has governed.

Jan 20, 2010 / William Greider

Coakley Loses — And So Does Obama Coakley Loses — And So Does Obama

Whoever scheduled the special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Edward Kennedy on January 19 did Barack Obama no favors.

Jan 19, 2010 / John Nichols

Six Scenarios for the Massachusetts Vote and After Six Scenarios for the Massachusetts Vote and After

Here are six scenarios for today's special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by the death of Edward Kennedy.

Jan 19, 2010 / John Nichols

William Jennings Obama Seeks to Save Massachusetts Seat William Jennings Obama Seeks to Save Massachusetts Seat

A suddenly populist Barack Obama tore into the Republicans for siding with banks rather than consumers and taxpayers Sunday in Boston, hoping that his fiery rhetoric would revive t...

Jan 17, 2010 / John Nichols

Obama’s Fine Moment Obama’s Fine Moment

Barack Obama has responded to the devastating earthquake in Haiti with precisely the combination of dignity and determination that Americans--who were so frustrated by the disengag...

Jan 17, 2010 / John Nichols

System Failure System Failure

As welcome as it was, the removal of George W. Bush was not enough to cure what ails us.

Jan 14, 2010 / Feature / Chris Hayes

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