Political Figures

President Obama Is Wrong About the Fed President Obama Is Wrong About the Fed

Congress needs to amend the financial reform bill to demand an audit and accountability.

May 3, 2010 / John Nichols

Sarah Strangelove: ‘We like Being a Dominant Superpower’ Sarah Strangelove: ‘We like Being a Dominant Superpower’

Unlike Obama, and Reagan, she celebrates power for the sake of power.

Apr 18, 2010 / John Nichols

Obama’s Israel Problem Obama’s Israel Problem

It's time for Obama to confront Netanyahu's intransigence directly.

Apr 16, 2010 / The Editors

Sarah Palin, Neocon Messiah Sarah Palin, Neocon Messiah

 Judge them by their enemies. More evidence that Barack Obama might be shaping up as a good president is that Norman Podhoretz hates him so much.

Apr 16, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Black by Choice Black by Choice

The first black president has created a definitional crisis for whiteness.

Apr 15, 2010 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry

Solving a Problem Like Stupak Solving a Problem Like Stupak

Stupak may be retiring, but Democrats need to resolve the problem of politicians who sabotage the agenda from the inside.

Apr 13, 2010 / Laura Flanders

Dawn Johnsen’s Fall and Justice Stevens’ Replacement Dawn Johnsen’s Fall and Justice Stevens’ Replacement

How the surrender to partisan attacks on Dawn Johnsen's nomination reveals Obama's ambivalent approach to restoring the rule of law.

Apr 12, 2010 / Ari Melber

Two Virginias Two Virginias

Governor McDonnell cannot erase Virginia's true history.

Apr 8, 2010 / Melissa Harris-Perry

Earning His Nobel Prize Earning His Nobel Prize

At last, a believable sighting of that peace president many of us thought we had elected. Give Barack Obama credit, big time, for the startling progress he has made in tempering th...

Apr 7, 2010 / Robert Scheer

Labor to Lincoln: You’re Not Obama’s BFF Labor to Lincoln: You’re Not Obama’s BFF

 Organized labor takes on Arkansas Senator Blanche Lincoln in a pair of new ads.

Apr 5, 2010 / Ari Berman

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