Political Figures

What Obama’s Presidency Needs: A Big Reset

What Obama’s Presidency Needs: A Big Reset What Obama’s Presidency Needs: A Big Reset

Some free advice for President Obama: take a deep breath, admit the Democratic Party has failed to grasp the enormity of economic upheaval in this country—and start using gov...

Sep 13, 2010 / William Greider

GAO: Iraq’s Government, Requesting Billions, Has Billions in Surplus

GAO: Iraq’s Government, Requesting Billions, Has Billions in Surplus GAO: Iraq’s Government, Requesting Billions, Has Billions in Surplus

A GAO report suggests that Iraq is not broke. Instead, Iraq’s rulers have been sitting on a vast pile of cash while begging for billions of dollars from the US and the i...

Sep 10, 2010 / Aram Roston

Noted. Noted.

Ari Berman on getting Rahm Emanuel out of the White House.

Sep 9, 2010 / Ari Berman

Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Class Warfare from the Top Down Briefing: Katrina vanden Heuvel on Class Warfare from the Top Down

When people like Elizabeth Warren are demonized and deficits are a point of obsession, it's not the rich who have to worry about class warfare, says Katrina vanden Heuvel.

Sep 7, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

GOP Angry Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech GOP Angry Obama Didn’t Praise Bush in Speech

Jeremy Scahill asks why former President George Bush deserves positive recognition for his contributions to the Iraq War.

Sep 2, 2010 / Press Room

Two Wars Don’t Make a Right Two Wars Don’t Make a Right

President Obama's attempt to put the best face on the ignominious US occupation of Iraq will not hide what he and the rest of the world well know.

Sep 1, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Schneiderman for Attorney General Schneiderman for Attorney General

New York State Senator Eric Schneiderman's commitment to transformational politics and progressive values make him the right choice for state attorney general.

Aug 31, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democrats Should Look North to Alaska, and Thank Sarah Palin Democrats Should Look North to Alaska, and Thank Sarah Palin

Could the Democrat who didn't stand a chance beat Palin's protege? A new poll says "yes."

Aug 30, 2010 / John Nichols

Sorry, Glenn Beck, But King’s ‘Dream’ is on the March in Detroit Sorry, Glenn Beck, But King’s ‘Dream’ is on the March in Detroit

Fox's silliest self-promoter tried to claim a piece of the civil rights legacy. But the anniversary march that mattered was in Detroit, where the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the UAW's B...

Aug 28, 2010 / John Nichols

Slacker Friday Slacker Friday

 On the media, John McCain, "Hotel California," wives, ex-wives and shows at the Palladium.

Aug 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman

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