Holder Launches Torture-Inquiry Trial Balloon Holder Launches Torture-Inquiry Trial Balloon
Quick, to the political dictionary. Look up the phrase "trial balloon." Next to it you will find a photograph of Attorney General Eric Holder.
Jul 12, 2009 / John Nichols
CIA’s Panetta Owes Pelosi an Admission and an Apology CIA’s Panetta Owes Pelosi an Admission and an Apology
Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta owes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi an apology -- or, at the very least, a clarification. In May, when Republicans claimed she had b...
Jul 10, 2009 / John Nichols
CIA: We Lied to Congress CIA: We Lied to Congress
In May, at a point when congressional Republicans and their amen corner in the media were attempting to defend the Bush-Cheney administration's torture regime, their primary defen...
Jul 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Irony Deficiency: Straight-Faced Palin Says “I’m Not a Quitter” Irony Deficiency: Straight-Faced Palin Says “I’m Not a Quitter”
Forget Tina Fey. Sarah Palin is now beyond parody. Republicans may be struggling to get right with this whole resignation thing. (A new national survey of Republicans by the Ras...
Jul 8, 2009 / John Nichols
McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam
Robert McNamara's actions during the Vietnam War were wrong, terribly wrong. Such was the assessment of a knowledgable critic: McNamara himself. The Secretary of Defense during ...
Jul 7, 2009 / John Nichols
Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems Jobless Figures Pose Social, Political Threat for Obama, Dems
A month ago, when the jobless rate was edging toward 9 percent, it was clear that the most serious challenge facing the Obama administration was rising unemployment. Unfortunatel...
Jul 5, 2009 / John Nichols
Palin Goes Gonzo Palin Goes Gonzo
Maybe Sarah Palin finally realized that the people who run the Republican party just aren't that into her. Maybe the soon-to-be-former governor of Alaska is still delusional enou...
Jul 3, 2009 / John Nichols
Revolutionary Republic of July 4 Should Eschew Empire’s Errors Revolutionary Republic of July 4 Should Eschew Empire’s Errors
The days leading up to the 233rd anniversary of American independence offered plenty of opportunities to consider how a country founded in opposition to empire and imperialism sho...
Jul 3, 2009 / John Nichols
Totalitarian Rightists Put Orwellian Spin on Honduras Coup Totalitarian Rightists Put Orwellian Spin on Honduras Coup
To hear Rush Limbaugh and the tribunes of the totalitarian right tell it, everything is going swimmingly in Honduras. Yes, the military invaded the home of Honduran President Man...
Jul 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Senator Al Franken Senator Al Franken
The last legal and political barriers to Al Franken taking his seat as the junion senator from Minnesota crumbled Tuesday, as Republican incumbent Norm Coleman finally conceded th...
Jun 30, 2009 / John Nichols