What We Mean When We Say States’ Rights What We Mean When We Say States’ Rights
This week sees the 150th anniversary of the secession of South Carolina—the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. And of course, the anniversary brings with it the predictable rep...
Dec 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Antonin Scalia, R-Supreme Court, Joins Michele Bachmann’s New Caucus Antonin Scalia, R-Supreme Court, Joins Michele Bachmann’s New Caucus
After meeting with the Tea Party's favorite congresswoman, the high court's most partisan justice announces he will deliver the inaugural address to Bachmann's House caucus.
Dec 15, 2010 / John Nichols
Senator Bernie Sanders: Another 8 1/2 Hours Serving the People Senator Bernie Sanders: Another 8 1/2 Hours Serving the People
For the Senator from Vermont, his Friday speech against Obama's tax cut compromise was just another day on the job.
Dec 14, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Readers respond to Obama's controversial tax cut compromise.
Dec 10, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Tax Cuts Forever? Tax Cuts Forever?
Republicans have spent their postelection victory lap fearmongering over the deficit. But now they've insisted all Bush tax cuts be extended, at great price to the national debt.
Dec 9, 2010 / Chris Hayes
GOP Monkey-Wrench Gang GOP Monkey-Wrench Gang
If Obama is looking for a reason to scale back his foreign policy ambitions, the GOP takeover of the House is the perfect excuse.
Dec 9, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism
Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. ...
Dec 3, 2010 / Press Room
Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism Conversation: Katha Pollitt on Conservative Feminism
Sarah Palin is busily trying to sell "conservative feminism" to the masses, but her idea of feminism certainly doesn't include reproductive choice or sexual freedom. Me...
Dec 3, 2010 / GRITtv
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Alter-reviews and Reed on the Right's contradictory reaction to the WikiLeaks and the GOP's mantra of American exceptionalism.
Dec 3, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Strategic Reset: Movements React to Midterm Losses Strategic Reset: Movements React to Midterm Losses
November's elections were a wake up call for movements around labor, the environment, immigration and education. Did activists tether themselves too closely to Democrats? What shou...
Dec 2, 2010 / Feature / The Editors