Outside In Outside In
One of the first things I noticed when I moved to DC was that while there were a lot amazing progressives working in the city at various non-profits and think tanks, there weren't...
Jan 15, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Why Republicans Won’t Oppose the Stimulus Why Republicans Won’t Oppose the Stimulus
Oh sure, they'll oppose it. They'll say it's too expensive, that it won't work, that it will be wasteful. Some will vote against it, though given the popularity of both Obama and ...
Jan 15, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Some Things Never Change Some Things Never Change
From Eric Rauchway's highly digestible "The Great Depression and the New Deal, A Very Short Introduction." As to whether the government should take any action, [Hoover] allowed i...
Jan 14, 2009 / Chris Hayes
What’s New With Change Congress? What’s New With Change Congress?
I have a small items in the magazine about the latest updates on Larry Lessig's Change Congress. (Which I profiled here last year.) Since it's behind the paywall, I'm just gonna p...
Jan 14, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Some Sanity on Gaza Some Sanity on Gaza
One of the most interesting things about the way the war on Gaza has been playing out politically, is that American mainstream, establishment voices have been far more critical of...
Jan 13, 2009 / Chris Hayes
What’s TARP II Supposed to Do? What’s TARP II Supposed to Do?
Huffington Post's new congressional correspondent Ryan Grim had a good scoop yesterday. Joe Lieberman told him that in the off-the-record meeting with Democratic Senators, Obama t...
Jan 13, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Shovel-Ready Mass Transit Shovel-Ready Mass Transit
There's been a lot of talk about the infrastructure component of the proposed stimulus, and whether it's too slanted towards roads, bridges and other aspects of our car-dependent ...
Jan 13, 2009 / Chris Hayes
The Middle East’s Only Democracy The Middle East’s Only Democracy
As a general rule I don't do a ton of foreign policy commenting here on Capitolism, but I think the latest news that Israel has decided to ban Arab parties from the upcoming elect...
Jan 12, 2009 / Chris Hayes
This Week on the Hill This Week on the Hill
From Greg Kaufmann, comes a look what's slated to go down on the hill this week: This week -- a gazillion confirmation hearings -- way too many to list here. It's going to be fu...
Jan 12, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Torture and the Status Quo Torture and the Status Quo
Digby notices that there's a growing Establishment chorus calling for a continuation of the torture regime. This week it's Stuart Taylor in Newsweek. Meanwhile, Obama tells George...
Jan 12, 2009 / Chris Hayes