The fierce battles between New Democrat centrists and old-style liberals that defined the Democratic Party in the 1990s are long gone, with the party unified behind Barack Obama's economic agenda of universal health care, expensive federal programs and more regulation… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
In May 2007, congressional Democrats and the Bush administration agreed to a plan to include environmental and international labor standards in upcoming trade agreements. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
The longer people are unemployed, the less employable they become. Skills become rusty; managers look more suspiciously at someone who has been out of… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Every journalist loves a peaceful protest -whether it makes news, shakes up a political season, or holds out the possibility of altering history. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Our pride is tied up in being right. We tend to favor data that confirm our beliefs, so we don't see alternatives. Too often,… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Great leaders don't rush to blame. They instinctively look for solutions. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
A desire to rescue secular America from fallen grace has driven conservative evangelicals at least since the 1970s, when Jerry Falwell formed the Moral… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Jobless workers, especially those out of work for months and years, don't have the skills to multitask in a fast-paced economy where medical workers… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
We know this much about how Barack Obama plans to govern: He will deploy the fattest checkbook ever at the disposal of an incoming… — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Modern Americans - shaped by raucous politics and a rapacious media - like to think of themselves as experts in confronting mistakes. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Globalization is stirring widespread economic anxiety, and middle class incomes have stagnated while a class of super-rich has emerged. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
'George' exploits John Kennedy Jr.'s cult of celebrity at a time when Americans are hungry for icons, not heroes. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
Fame legitimizes. Being conspicuous gets confused with being illustrious. — Nina Easton Copy Share Image
