Obama’s Faux Populism Sounds Like Bill Clinton Obama’s Faux Populism Sounds Like Bill Clinton
Betrayal by the “good guys” for whom we have ended up voting has become the norm.
Jan 26, 2012 / Robert Scheer
The Occupy Effect The Occupy Effect
It’s too early to tell how Occupy Wall Street will impact the 2012 election, but one thing seems pretty clear: it’s changed the national conversation.
Jan 26, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Not a Peep About the President’s Praise for War Not a Peep About the President’s Praise for War
In his 2012 State of the Union address, the president chose to celebrate the US military. Critics chose not raise alarm about the spread of US militarism.
Jan 26, 2012 / Laura Flanders
Why Republican Oligarchs May Not Choose to Defend Mitt Romney Why Republican Oligarchs May Not Choose to Defend Mitt Romney
If Romney's candidacy opens up a national dialogue about tax fairness, that's a problem for him—and for the funders of Republican campaigns.
Jan 25, 2012 / John Nichols
Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union Obama Takes a Populist Stand in His State of the Union
But Washington won't follow through unless the grassroots insurgency of Wisconsin and Occupy grows.
Jan 25, 2012 / The Editors
What If ‘Citizens United’ Actually United the Citizens? What If ‘Citizens United’ Actually United the Citizens?
A week full of progressive victories—SOPA, Keystone and Wisconsin recall efforts—bring great reminders about the long game of organizing.
Jan 25, 2012 / Ilyse Hogue
Noted. Noted.
George Zornick on Keystone pipeline politics, Liliana Segura on Alabama’s death row “mailroom mix-up,” Daniel Denvir on Pennsylvania’s fracking fights, Dave Zirin on Muhammad Ali a...
Jan 25, 2012 / Various Contributors
Wisconsin Rises Up Against Walker Wisconsin Rises Up Against Walker
What does democracy look like? Try a grassroots campaign organized by ordinary citizens to recall their union-busting governor.
Jan 25, 2012 / John Nichols
New Hope for New Haven, Connecticut New Hope for New Haven, Connecticut
A progressive labor slate has won a historic legislative victory, overturning the traditional Democratic machine.
A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act A Spoonful of Sugar: On the Affordable Care Act
Obama and America's hundred-year struggle over healthcare reform.
Jan 25, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Bernard Avishai