Mitt Romney’s Economic Hitman Mitt Romney’s Economic Hitman
Mark the name of R. Glenn Hubbard, the man who will make your life miserable if Mitt Romney is elected president.
Oct 19, 2012 / Robert Scheer
Won’t You Please Come to Ohio… Won’t You Please Come to Ohio…
To function in a post-truth political environment, the press needs a post-objectivity mindset.
Oct 19, 2012 / Eric Alterman
This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty This Week in Poverty: What We Talk About When We Talk About Poverty
In the second presidential debate, Governor Romney used the word poverty without saying anything of substance about it. President Obama didn’t use the word at all but managed...
Oct 19, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Ashindi Maxton: America’s Founding Inequality Ashindi Maxton: America’s Founding Inequality
From the founding of the republic, inequality has been built into our country’s DNA.
Oct 19, 2012 / Laura Flanders
The Genius of McGovern’s ‘Come Home, America’ Vision The Genius of McGovern’s ‘Come Home, America’ Vision
The great liberal scoped out a vision for less military spending and more investment in domestic renewal. Now, even (some) conservatives get the point.
Oct 19, 2012 / John Nichols
The Fiscal Cliff X-Factor: The Debt Ceiling The Fiscal Cliff X-Factor: The Debt Ceiling
If Republicans take the debt ceiling hostage again, it could hurt the administration’s leverage for the fiscal cliff.
Oct 18, 2012 / George Zornick
Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’ Tammy Baldwin: Overturn ‘Citizens United’
The Wisconsin senate candidate rejects the idea of corporate personhood.
Oct 18, 2012 / The Nation Video
My Country, My Choice [Video] My Country, My Choice [Video]
“If you don't trust me with my body, why should I trust you with my country?”
Oct 18, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign Todd Akin’s Shrinking Campaign
It seems less like Akin is running for Senate, and more like he’s setting up a post-political career as an evangelical martyr.
Oct 18, 2012 / George Zornick
Progressives and the Election: A Nation Panel Conversation Progressives and the Election: A Nation Panel Conversation
How can progressives balance support for the Democrats with the need to mobilize grassroots support for social and economic causes?
Oct 18, 2012 / The Nation Video and Free Speech TV