Should Obama Face a Challenge in the Democratic Primary? Should Obama Face a Challenge in the Democratic Primary?
Facing a primary challenger might force Obama to embrace progressive ideals—and he can’t win 2012 if he doesn’t.
Oct 5, 2011 / Feature / John Nichols
Katrina vanden Huevel on NPR’s Talk of the Nation: What happened to the political left? Katrina vanden Huevel on NPR’s Talk of the Nation: What happened to the political left?
What happened that has led to the conservatives' dominance in the political debate in the country at a time of crisis? What happened to the political left?
Sep 28, 2011 / NPR
Can a Movement Save the American Dream? Can a Movement Save the American Dream?
Van Jones of Green For All has joined MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America’s Future and dozens of other progressive organizations to challenge the reign of private interests.
Sep 21, 2011 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits Thousands Cheer Bernie Sanders’s Appeal to Obama, Super-Committee: Make the Rich Pay for Deficits
Headlining Wisconsin's Fighting Bob Fest, the largest annual gathering of progressives in the country, the Vermont senator drew the loudest cheers for a stern warning to the presid...
Sep 18, 2011 / John Nichols
Russ Feingold Chooses the Role of ‘Citizen,’ Rejecting 2012 Runs for State, National Posts Russ Feingold Chooses the Role of ‘Citizen,’ Rejecting 2012 Runs for State, National Posts
Instead, of making a comeback bid for office, Russ Finegold will be organizing and campaign as a citizen with much to say about foreign policy and the need for sweeping reform of o...
Aug 19, 2011 / John Nichols
Bernie Sanders Talks Up Primary Challenge to Obama as ‘a Good Idea for Our Democracy and for the Democratic Party’ Bernie Sanders Talks Up Primary Challenge to Obama as ‘a Good Idea for Our Democracy and for the Democratic Party’
The Vermont independent is not running for president, but he says it’s time “that people start asking the president some hard questions about why he said one thing duri...
Aug 14, 2011 / John Nichols
Obama’s Compromising Stirs Talk of Dem Primary Challenge; Bernie Sanders Says It’s a ‘Good Idea’ Obama’s Compromising Stirs Talk of Dem Primary Challenge; Bernie Sanders Says It’s a ‘Good Idea’
New polling suggests liberal disapproval of Obama has spiked since he began talking of putting Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security “on the table” in negotiations with GOP. Vermont ...
Jul 23, 2011 / John Nichols
Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run Elizabeth Warren Says She’ll Consider Massachusetts Senate Run
Massachusetts might well elect Warren to the Senate, where she could lead the fight for reform.
Jul 19, 2011 / John Nichols
A Creditable Left A Creditable Left
To recover lost ground, progressives should focus more on civil society than electoral politics.
Jul 11, 2011 / Feature / Richard Sennett
Have We Forgotten How to End Wars? Have We Forgotten How to End Wars?
Will the death of Osama bin Laden bring change in US policy? Last week on this show, one by one, our guests said no. Hopes are one thing; likely reality is something else.
May 10, 2011 / Laura Flanders