Political Figures

FCC Chair Genachowski’s Fake ‘Net Neutrality’ Scheme Threatens Internet Freedom, Digital Democracy FCC Chair Genachowski’s Fake ‘Net Neutrality’ Scheme Threatens Internet Freedom, Digital Democracy

Candidate Barack Obama promised to defend net neutrality. But President Obama's FCC chair is not doing that. It's time for some digital activism to defend digital democracy.

Dec 1, 2010 / John Nichols

Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘The Diane Rehm Show’: What Did Obama’s GOP Summit Accomplish? Katrina vanden Heuvel on ‘The Diane Rehm Show’: What Did Obama’s GOP Summit Accomplish?

Katrina vanden Heuvel joins Byron York and Ron Elving on The Diane Rehm Show to examine Obama's meeting with Republicans and the possibility of an across-the-aisle political coalit...

Dec 1, 2010 / Press Room

Nation Conversations: Ari Berman, Tim Egan and Eli Sanders on the Democrats’ Future

Nation Conversations: Ari Berman, Tim Egan and Eli Sanders on the Democrats’ Future Nation Conversations: Ari Berman, Tim Egan and Eli Sanders on the Democrats’ Future

For Berman, Obama's grassroots victory in 2008 built heavily on the fifty-state electoral strategy which Howard Dean pursued as DNC chairman. But in a political climate far differe...

Nov 30, 2010 / The Nation

Palin in Iowa, Palin in Iowa… ‘Oh My Goodness!’ Is This a Caucus State? Palin in Iowa, Palin in Iowa… ‘Oh My Goodness!’ Is This a Caucus State?

Maybe a presidential candidate, maybe not, but definitely spending a lot of time in the first-caucus state.

Nov 29, 2010 / John Nichols

The Holiday Pulpit: Thanksgiving Proclamations Should Call Us to Action The Holiday Pulpit: Thanksgiving Proclamations Should Call Us to Action

 Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower set an activist standard with their Thanksgiving Proclamations. Obama should emulate it.

Nov 25, 2010 / John Nichols

War Is a Lie War Is a Lie

With a groundbreaking new book, veteran antiwar activist David Swanson argues that: "The oil in the [war] machine is lies. The monkey wrench we can throw into the gears is pu...

Nov 23, 2010 / John Nichols

How Sarah Palin Could Beat Obama in 2012 How Sarah Palin Could Beat Obama in 2012

Two words: Michael Bloomberg.

Nov 22, 2010 / Jon Wiener

It Was 32 Years Ago Today… It Was 32 Years Ago Today…

A new collection from Bruce Springsteen, a defense of Nancy Pelosi and a fresh angle on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Nov 18, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

Obama’s Failures… and Ours

Obama’s Failures… and Ours Obama’s Failures… and Ours

Obama's mistakes in office are nowhere near the whole story. The rest of us must shoulder our share of the blame, too.

Nov 17, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman

Ari Berman: How Can Obama Energize His Base? Ari Berman: How Can Obama Energize His Base?

According to Ari Berman, Obama has failed to connect with the grassroots organizers that helped get him into office, and the results of this misstep can be clearly seen in th...

Nov 17, 2010 / Press Room

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