Newsweek Columnists - Jonathan Alter - Between the Lines

Alter: Resignation is Palin's Opening for 2012

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:40:59 GMT

Sarah Palin's resignation speech sounds like the first shot of her presidential bid

How Obama Has Benefited From Sex Scandals

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:13:23 GMT

Mark Sanford's pain is the president's gain.

Alter: Obama Must Make Insurers Compete

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:53:24 GMT

Obama must make insurers compete.

Using the Web to Pressure Nelson on Health Care

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:16:15 GMT

Did a grass-roots group get Sen. Ben Nelson to rethink the public-plan option?

Alter: It's Obama Vs. the Educrat Blob

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:55:34 GMT

Education funding is a sticky issue.

Alter: Obama Has Too Much Faith in Meritocrats

Sat, 23 May 2009 15:46:24 GMT

A misplaced faith in the meritocracy.

This Is Obama’s Moment on Health-Care Reform

Thu, 14 May 2009 17:52:57 GMT

Now is not the time to compromise on health care.

Alter: Obama Is Focused on 1st Year, Not 100 Days

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:20:05 GMT

Obama is focused on the first year, not just the first 100 days. As he should.

Alter: How Successful Were Obama's First 100 Days?

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 15:45:26 GMT

With all that the president has done, he's in league, so far, with FDR and LBJ. But early success is just that.

Alter: Let's Get Ready to Reconcile!

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 16:09:54 GMT

Republicans are shocked that a tool they used might now be used for Obama's agenda.

Alter: A New Era of National Service Begins

Sat, 07 Mar 2009 18:16:16 GMT

An idea that began with Franklin D. Roosevelt's Civilian Conservation Corps 76 years ago and extends through several presidents in both parties (including Bill Clinton and George W. Bush) is about to get turbocharged.

Alter: Rush Is Making the GOP the Party of Wimps

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 21:29:14 GMT

How Rush is making the GOP the party of wimps.

Alter: Bipartisanship Is All but Dead

Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:51:08 GMT

The American primary system allows a handful of activist voters to determine who runs the country.

Jonathan Alter on the Economic Stimulus

Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:24:32 GMT

A depression that didn't happen (if it doesn't) will likely be pocketed more than credited.

Alter: The Steep Price of Secrecy

Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:03:15 GMT

For Obama's policy to work, officials will have to fear penalties for deciding not to declassify documents.

Alter: Obama Launches the Responsibility Era

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 23:55:29 GMT

Obama's address was a prose speech for a time of rough renewal

Obama’s Path to Putting Points On the Board

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:50:17 GMT

How Obama can score in the first 100 days.

Alter: A Reader's Guide to Chicago Politics

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:06:42 GMT

A reader's guide to the web of players caught up in the Blago/Burris drama

Don’t Muffle the Call to Serve

Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:56:25 GMT

From FDR to Bill Clinton's AmeriCorps, leadership in service has always come from the president.

Alter: Blagojevich Scam Cries Out for Mike Royko

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:08:55 GMT

How Chicago's sage columnist would have handled 'Rod the Clod'