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Be More Like Teddy
How can the president lift his sagging poll numbers? By embracing his fallen mentor's mantle: bash Wall Street and re-connect with the middle class.
A Short History of American Rage
From AIG to John Thain, the current public anger is just the latest expression of two centuries of periodic outrage-and Obama still has a chance to tame it.
Outrage over AIG's bonuses, anger over Bernie Madoff's shenanigans, cheers for Jon Stewart's anti-CNBC revolution-Americans are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore! But will this wave of populist resentment capsize the Obama administration's plan to overhaul the economy? The Daily Beast asked historians and rabble rousers around the country to weigh in on what today's populism means for the White House. By Benjamin Sarlin.
Stop the Democratic Suicide
If the Obama administration doesn't start to deal with the populist wave headed for Washington, Republicans will tap a reservoir of resentment that could destroy his presidency.
The GOP's New Populists
In an exclusive interview, Newt Gingrich talks about Republicans bashing business, Obama's rough start, Judd Gregg's departure, and his master plan for a GOP comeback.
The Land That Obama Forgot
Inaugural fever? Not in deep-red Oklahoma, where Barack Obama failed to carry so much as one county in November. This is ground zero of the Obama resistance, and as Denver Nicks reports, it's going to take a lot to win some residents over.


















