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Newt Gingrich, the current conservative "reality" and the mail.

Sep 17, 2010 / Eric Alterman

The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass?

The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass? The Breakdown: What Will Happen if Obama’s Nuclear Arms Treaty Does Not Pass?

In April, President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the New START Treaty, the biggest nuclear arms pact in a generation. But the treaty faces significant Republi...

Sep 17, 2010 / Chris Hayes

Rev. Jesse Jackson and John Nichols at the Fighting Bob Fest Rev. Jesse Jackson and John Nichols at the Fighting Bob Fest

Following his speech at Saturday's Fighting Bob Fest, Jackson tells The Nation's John Nichols that critics of the Republicans need to do more to participate in the democratic proce...

Sep 13, 2010 / On The Earth Productions

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

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