Will the Payroll Tax Compromise Freeze Out the Unemployed? Will the Payroll Tax Compromise Freeze Out the Unemployed?
A bipartisan deal on extending the payroll tax cut might sidestep badly needed help for the jobless.
Feb 14, 2012 / George Zornick
A Make-or-Break Moment for Democracy A Make-or-Break Moment for Democracy
President Obama's endorsement of super-PAC money may be the only way to roll back Citizens United.
Feb 14, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
‘Losing’ the World, Part One ‘Losing’ the World, Part One
American decline, from a historical perspective.
Feb 14, 2012 / Noam Chomsky
Howard Dean Predicts Obama Re-Election, Democrats Retake House Howard Dean Predicts Obama Re-Election, Democrats Retake House
With the president’s poll numbers improving and the economy picking up, the former DNC chair likes his party’s chances in the fall.
Feb 14, 2012 / Ari Berman
Twenty-Five Faces of an American Uprising Twenty-Five Faces of an American Uprising
Wisconsin groups and activists have for a full year maintained an epic mass mobilzation on behalf of labor rights.
Feb 14, 2012 / John Nichols
New Mexico Legislature to Congress: Amend Against ‘Citizens United’ New Mexico Legislature to Congress: Amend Against ‘Citizens United’
Legislators are telling Congress to get to work on amending the Constitution to get big money out of politics. And many of the proponents of state resolutions are also running for ...
Feb 13, 2012 / John Nichols
President Obama’s ‘New Foundation’ Budget President Obama’s ‘New Foundation’ Budget
The White House 2013 budget calls for job-creating programs—paid for by the very rich.
Feb 13, 2012 / George Zornick
Romney’s Unconvincing Wins Romney’s Unconvincing Wins
Mitt won the straw poll at CPAC and the Maine caucus, but not by enough.
Feb 12, 2012 / Ben Adler
Koch Brothers, ALEC, Governor Walker Renew the Reagan Delusion Koch Brothers, ALEC, Governor Walker Renew the Reagan Delusion
Wisconsin's Scott Walker is positioning himself as the next Reagan by making union-busting a GOP sacrament. Conservatives are eating it up. But will a recall derail him?
Feb 11, 2012 / John Nichols
Santorum, Gingrich Give Dour Speeches at CPAC Santorum, Gingrich Give Dour Speeches at CPAC
Rick and Newt say they would replicate Reagan’s playbook, but they lack his optimistic appeal.
Feb 11, 2012 / Ben Adler