Housing Bill: Look Past the “Bailout” Blather
Invisible amid all of the media talk of a congressional “bailout” for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a triumph for affordable housing advocates secured when the House Wednesday passed […]
Housing, Credit Woes: When Can We Exhale?
After a week of dizzying feints by the White House, the Treasury Secretary, the head of the Federal Reserve, and some members of Congress, does anyone have any idea where […]
No Sense of Decency?
Kari Lydersen has been posting on Rooflines from New Orleans this week, offering first-person witness to the sorry plight of the city’s poor and the explosion in the homelessness rate […]
Moving at Warp Speed
I don’t know much about physics or math. My claim to Einsteinian expertise pretty much begins and ends with The Photo. It hangs on my study wall, framed alongside the […]
Drops in the Bucket on Racial Inequality
Check out Greg Squires’ challenge in yesterday’s article on The Nation’s Web site to talk about race in a way that matters during the presidential campaign. Despite all the coded […]
What’s the Take-Away of the Jim Johnson Saga?
So James A. Johnson has resigned from Barack Obama’s vice president search committee in the aftermath of the Wall Street Journal’s revelations that Johnson, a former chief executive of Fannie […]
Sleaze Gramm for Sen. McCain
Now that the Democratic primary race is over, will the mainstream media start to scrutinize John McCain? Let’s hope they begin looking beyond the “maverick” mythos he has woven around […]
Nathan, Obama’s Got What It Takes
Nathan— You’re talking about attachment to a particular candidate, the kind of personalization of the process that’s led Hillary Clinton supporters to vow they’ll vote for McCain now that their […]
Obama’s the One: Are You Really Surprised?
I’m not. Call me smug, but I’ve been saying since Barack Obama’s 2007 announcement of his candidacy in Springfield, Ill., that he would take the Democratic nomination. At the risk […]
Time for Righteous Indignation
Have you heard of Stan Brock? If not, watch the video below — it will help you to work up a good ration of righteous indignation as we head toward […]
Putting Our Heads Together vs. Knocking Heads
Read Rob McKay and Ori Brafman’s recent post at Huffington Post and you’re likely to feel your pulse race over the transformative possibilities of grassroots action. “Progressives are forming more […]
Measuring the Millennials’ Ups and Downs
It’s still the most popular show on television, but “American Idol” has seen its ratings plummet this season. While a record number of Idolators texted or phoned in their votes […]