Government

Obama Backslides on ‘State Secrets’ Obama Backslides on ‘State Secrets’

The president has shown a troubling unwillingness to acknowledge the wrongs the Bush administration committed.

Feb 12, 2009 / David Cole

Bankrupt Bailout Bankrupt Bailout

Don't exhaust the Treasury to keep insolvent financial giants alive. The government should liquidate failed banks, sell off their assets and let shareholders eat the dust.

Feb 12, 2009 / The Editors

Tiny Tim Sings Off-Key Tiny Tim Sings Off-Key

Geithner was condescending, vague and infuriating as he lectured us on the troubled financial system, feeding a suspicion that he's still working for the other side.

Feb 11, 2009 / William Greider

Looting Social Security Looting Social Security

Behind closed doors, advocates of entitlement reform are pushing Obama to tap the Social Security surplus to pay for bank bailouts. It could be a defining test for new politics in ...

Feb 11, 2009 / Feature / William Greider

No Tough Love for Bankers No Tough Love for Bankers

If you still get those chatty e-mails from the Obama campaign, remind them that we voted for a community organizer from Chicago, not some hack carrying water for Wall Street.

Feb 11, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

The GOP Plays Politics With Our Economy The GOP Plays Politics With Our Economy

The Nation's Chris Hayes explains how Republican opposition to Obama's stimulus is really the result of their own inability to govern.

Feb 10, 2009 / Countdown

How Will Obama Engage on Human Rights? How Will Obama Engage on Human Rights?

Bipartisanship promises to be even harder to achieve on human rights than it is on a stimulus package. Two pending decisions at the United Nations will reveal the depth of the admi...

Feb 9, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette

Save the Solis Nomination Save the Solis Nomination

Labor secretary-designee Hilda Solis is not a toxic asset in the Obama personnel portfolio. The GOP is wrong to equate her husband's tax dispute with the infractions of high roller...

Feb 9, 2009 / Feature / John Nichols

Progressives and Obama Progressives and Obama

A panel discussion on progressive change in the Obama era, with Eli Pariser, William Greider, Patricia Williams and Lawrence Korb.

Feb 6, 2009 / Nation Audio

Don’t Escalate in Afghanistan Don’t Escalate in Afghanistan

For the sake of the country, his presidency and peace in South Asia, Obama should take the US-led military escalation in Afghanistan off the table.

Feb 4, 2009 / The Editors

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