Political Ideologies

Pulling the Wings Off Beck’s Housefly Story Pulling the Wings Off Beck’s Housefly Story

Flies, rats, bees, demagogues, demons and dog whistles.

Jun 30, 2010 / Leslie Savan

Holding the Center

Holding the Center Holding the Center

To build on the gains of Obama's presidency, progressive activists must focus on recruitment.

Jun 30, 2010 / Feature / Jean Hardisty and Deepak Bhargava

Supreme Irrationality: Republicans Attack Elena Kagan for Taking Same Positions as Goldwater and Reagan Supreme Irrationality: Republicans Attack Elena Kagan for Taking Same Positions as Goldwater and Reagan

An “opposition in search of a rationale" goes after Supreme Court nominee for her youthful opposition to the draft and no-questions-asked militarism. The problem is...

Jun 28, 2010 / John Nichols

Joe the Gusher Exposes Cracks in the Right Joe the Gusher Exposes Cracks in the Right

The response to the BP disaster is a rare instance in which populist outrage and simple logic are allied—and for some on the right this is deeply confusing.

Jun 25, 2010 / Leslie Savan

Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For

Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes tells Rachel Maddow that jumping on the GOP's conflicted messages about BP's liability for the Gulf spill is a way for Democrats to &qu...

Jun 22, 2010 / Press Room

Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For Republicans Can’t Figure Out What They Stand For

Nation Washington Editor Christopher Hayes tells Rachel Maddow that jumping on the GOP's conflicted messages about BP's liability for the Gulf spill is a way for Democrats to "...

Jun 22, 2010 / Press Room

The Week Ahead: Richard Kim on the GOP’s Real ‘Shakedown’ The Week Ahead: Richard Kim on the GOP’s Real ‘Shakedown’

Republicans say they're defending small government and private property, but the real winner is corporate America. Richard Kim talks to Laura Flanders about the Republican Pa...

Jun 22, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

The Week Ahead: Richard Kim on the GOP’s Real “Shakedown” The Week Ahead: Richard Kim on the GOP’s Real “Shakedown”

Republicans say again and again that they're defending small government and private property, but when the hot air settles the real winner is corporate America, too often at th...

Jun 22, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV

The Kids Are Just Fine, Thanks The Kids Are Just Fine, Thanks

The organization that funded research bashing donor conception fights against marriage rights for same-sex couples. Should what they say about non-traditional families be trusted?

Jun 18, 2010 / Emily Douglas

Mama Grizzlies to Working Moms: Drop Dead

Mama Grizzlies to Working Moms: Drop Dead Mama Grizzlies to Working Moms: Drop Dead

Fresh faces aside, the Republican Party's stance on the issues that matter to working mothers is as regressive as it's ever been.

Jun 16, 2010 / Betsy Reed

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