Ten Things To Put the GOP Back on Track Ten Things To Put the GOP Back on Track
It’s tempting to let the GOP continue its slide toward irrelevance—but that would deny this country the robust political debate we need.
Jan 8, 2013 / Gregory Joseph
Why I Am A Liberal Why I Am A Liberal
It is liberals who have been at the forefront of struggles for freedom and liberty.
Jan 7, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Blocking VAWA, The GOP Keeps Up the War on Women Blocking VAWA, The GOP Keeps Up the War on Women
Refusing to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, Republicans are leaving rape victims with few options.
Jan 2, 2013 / Erika Eichelberger
Why Tom Harkin and a Handful of Other Progressives Opposed the Deal Why Tom Harkin and a Handful of Other Progressives Opposed the Deal
The proposed budget solution “does not generate the revenue necessary for the country to meet its needs.”
Jan 2, 2013 / John Nichols
A Year to Begin the World Over Again A Year to Begin the World Over Again
It is time for progressives to renew the faith of Thomas Paine that we can yet “form the noblest purest constitution on the face of the earth.”
Jan 1, 2013 / John Nichols
The Truth About Grover Norquist The Truth About Grover Norquist
The man renowned as an anti-tax ideologue is actually a typical K Street operator.
‘A Christmas Carol’ (The Unemployed Are Not Boehner’s Business Remix) ‘A Christmas Carol’ (The Unemployed Are Not Boehner’s Business Remix)
As they neglect the need to extend benefits for the long-term unemployed, the Speaker and his caucus run the risk of a visit from the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future. ...
Dec 23, 2012 / John Nichols
This Week: After Newtown. Plus: 2012’s Progressive Honor Roll This Week: After Newtown. Plus: 2012’s Progressive Honor Roll
Coverage of Newtown, the great Walmart walkout and 2012's most valuable progressives.
Dec 22, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Speaker Boehner Loses It Speaker Boehner Loses It
The Speaker's own House Repulicans abandoned him in the Plan B vote. But the American people already abandoned Boehner and the Republicans on November 6.
Dec 21, 2012 / John Nichols
The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012 The Progressive Honor Roll of 2012
From Bernie Sanders to Boots Riley, from Marcia Moody to Jane McAlevey, we celebrate nineteen activists, movements and politicians.
Dec 19, 2012 / Feature / John Nichols