Politics

What’s Left? Reflections on Michael Kazin’s ‘American Dreamers’ What’s Left? Reflections on Michael Kazin’s ‘American Dreamers’

American Dreamers is a heartfelt assessment of the history of the social movements and individuals who challenged the established order of their day.

Jan 6, 2012 / Alex Lichtenstein

John Nichols: Governor Scott Walker Has Bad Judgment John Nichols: Governor Scott Walker Has Bad Judgment

Nichols says Walker has "very bad judgment in the people he hires and trusts."

Jan 6, 2012 / Press Room

Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting Suicide Debaters and ‘Chickenhawks’: GOP Prepares for NH Bloodletting

Two debates this weekend in New Hampshire will see some ugliness. It begins with Newt Gingrich’s stalking of Mitt Romney. But it is likely to get even uglier when Gingrich cl...

Jan 6, 2012 / John Nichols

A Decade of No Child Left Behind A Decade of No Child Left Behind

Assessing the landmark education legislation on its tenth anniversary.

Jan 6, 2012 / Dana Goldstein

Job Numbers Are Up, but Veterans Are Left Behind Job Numbers Are Up, but Veterans Are Left Behind

While the private sector is adding jobs, few of them are going to the people that fought in Iraq and Afghanistan. 

Jan 6, 2012 / George Zornick

Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living Iowa and the High Cost of Low Living

 Eric on winter concerts and Reed on why the Iowa caucuses are bad for journalism.

Jan 6, 2012 / Eric Alterman

Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul Huntsman: The Better Foreign Policy Alternative to Paul

Many on the left have fallen for Ron Paul’s non-interventionism. But there’s a Republican with a more responsible approach: Jon Huntsman. 

Jan 6, 2012 / Ben Adler

Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment Melissa Harris-Perry: President Obama’s Bold Recess Appointment

President Obama gets bold in the election year.

Jan 6, 2012 / Press Room

No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’ No Ideals or Ideas From Romney, Just a ‘Well-Designed Corporate Strategy’

The paper that knows Romney best, the Boston Globe, dismisses him as a blank slate who is “merely checking boxes on the GOP playlist.”

Jan 6, 2012 / John Nichols

Santorum’s Empty Rhetoric of Economic Populism Santorum’s Empty Rhetoric of Economic Populism

Liberals should not fall for Rick Santorum’s phony presentation as someone who cares about—or would do anything for—working-class Americans. 

Jan 5, 2012 / Ben Adler

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