Give ‘Em Hell Give ‘Em Hell
This is the way every member of the Bush administration deserves to be treated when they come before Congress.
Apr 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
A Journalist’s Job A Journalist’s Job
Following up. Here's Brooks on last night's debate: The journalist's job is to make politicians uncomfortable, to explore evasions, contradictions and vulnerabilities. Let's see...
Apr 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
What Really Matters What Really Matters
I had a dinner obligation last night, so I missed the debate. About 20 minutes in, my phone blew up. One friend texted me: "I want to shoot myself in the face" Then my normally c...
Apr 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Sipping the Hatorade Sipping the Hatorade
Yglesias points out that the right is, unsurprisingly, attempting to smear J Street (the other one). He links to a hit piece up over at Commentary, which made me think: Commentar...
Apr 16, 2008 / Chris Hayes
It’s April 15th. It’s April 15th.
Since this week marks my first time filing taxes while living here in DC, today seems an especially appropriate moment to shout out to the good work of groups like DC Vote. Over t...
Apr 15, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Modern Slavery in Immokalee Modern Slavery in Immokalee
Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) sat alone at an otherwise empty dais during today's Senate hearing on Immokalee tomato pickers, asking questions he already knew the answers to. For months...
Apr 15, 2008 / Chris Hayes
J Street on J Street J Street on J Street
Shortly after we unveiled our new blog here at the Washington bureau, I got a panicked call from Jeremy Ben-Ami, who was in the midst of organizing a new, pro-Israel, pro-peace or...
Apr 15, 2008 / Chris Hayes
This Week On Tap This Week On Tap
This week, the House votes on a tax-filing simplification act, a bill to increase student access to federal loans (USSA evaluation here), whether to allow up to 24 developing coun...
Apr 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes
“Skin in the Game” “Skin in the Game”
Rahm Emmanuel on those lazy Iraqis: "We've put about $45 billion into Iraq's reconstruction . . . and they have not spent their own resources...They have got to have some skin in...
Apr 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the Senate...On Thursday, members passed the Foreclosure Prevention Act by an 84-12 vote, though the bill -- as Sen. Dodd gently put it -- "does not quite live up to the title....
Apr 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes