Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Diane Rehm Show: Lame Duck Congress Successes Katrina vanden Heuvel on the Diane Rehm Show: Lame Duck Congress Successes
The repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell", a food safety bill, the tax compromise: How has a Congress that took significant hits during the midterm election managed to get s...
Dec 20, 2010 / Press Room
Rejecting Bigotry and Bitter-Ender McCain, Senate Scraps Ban on Gays in the Military Rejecting Bigotry and Bitter-Ender McCain, Senate Scraps Ban on Gays in the Military
After a two-decade campaign, LGBT groups and their allies celebrate the removal of the last major hurdle to ending discrimination against gays and lesbians in the military.
Dec 18, 2010 / John Nichols
Matthew Hoh’s Afghanistan: An Insider Talks Matthew Hoh’s Afghanistan: An Insider Talks
Why did the senior State Department representative resign from his Afghanistan post? The full interview.
Dec 17, 2010 / Barbara Koeppel
Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on Progressive Politics in the Obama Era Nation Conversations: Jesse Jackson on Progressive Politics in the Obama Era
If you're disappointed with Obama, Rev. Jesse Jackson has a reminder for you: American presidents haven't done many great things without a mass movement pushing them every step of ...
Dec 17, 2010 / The Nation
Former Campaign Aide Criticizes Obama on Organizing Former Campaign Aide Criticizes Obama on Organizing
As Washington cheers Obama's tax deal, a former campaign aide goes public with criticism that Obama is marginalizing his supporter network and endangering his re-election.
Dec 17, 2010 / Ari Melber
Obama Gets His Tax Deal, Reanimating Reaganomics Obama Gets His Tax Deal, Reanimating Reaganomics
With the deal now done, key Democrats warn about mounting deficits and threat to social programs, with Oregon's Peter DeFazio declaring: "This is a raw deal for seniors, taxpa...
Dec 17, 2010 / John Nichols
Science, Blinding Science, Blinding
Reed on Republican climate scientists, and readers respond to Bush v. Gore and Obama's tax compromise.
Dec 16, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Matthew Hoh’s Afghanistan: An Insider Talks Matthew Hoh’s Afghanistan: An Insider Talks
Why did the senior State Department representative resign from his Afghanistan post?
Dec 16, 2010 / Feature / Barbara Koeppel
Obama’s Afghan Mission Creep Obama’s Afghan Mission Creep
With the US set to remain in Afghanistan until 2014, the war has taken on a life of its own, disconnected from any strategic goal.
Dec 16, 2010 / The Editors
What’s the Story, President Obama? What’s the Story, President Obama?
Obama's flawed tax compromise is just the latest result of the Democrats' failure to clearly explain their vision for this country's economic future.
Dec 16, 2010 / Column / Eric Alterman