Some More Responses to MoveOn Some More Responses to MoveOn
Matt Stoller makes some sharp observations over at TPM Cafe. I thought this was particularly astute: One other problem with understanding Moveon is that there is no measurement ...
Jul 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Want Some Basic Human Dignity with that Burrito? Want Some Basic Human Dignity with that Burrito?
In recent years, Taco Bell and Burger King have foolishly resisted efforts by activists to marginally raise the piece rate they pay tomato pickers only to eventually buckle under ...
Jul 29, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
A Serious Question of Character A Serious Question of Character
For many Americans, the measure of a candidate seeking the presidency comes down to questions of character. Perhaps the most important of these is: How does he or she react under...
Jul 28, 2008 / John Nichols
MoveOn Forum MoveOn Forum
TPM Cafe is hosting a discussion this week of my MoveOn article. There'll be feedback and criticism from some of the sources I quote in the article, and I'll be chiming in myself....
Jul 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Americans, Government, and the American Dream Americans, Government, and the American Dream
According to a new Time/Rockefeller Foundation poll, 85% of Americans believe that the country is on the wrong track. And it is. Our economy is cratering, homes and jobs are bei...
Jul 28, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iraq on the Edge Iraq on the Edge
While everyone's looking at Iraq's effect on American politics -- and whether or not John McCain and Barack Obama are converging on a policy that combines a flexible timetable wit...
Jul 27, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
House Committee Considers the “I” Word House Committee Considers the “I” Word
As the House Judiciary Committee took up the question of how best to address what its chairman described as "the Imperial Presidency of George W. Bush," it was one of the ranking ...
Jul 25, 2008 / John Nichols
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the House ... The House passedlegislationWednesday that seeks to rescue the housing market, but also grants the Treasury Department authority to protect (read: bail out) Fannie...
Jul 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
TheNewKlan.Org TheNewKlan.Org
Oy. Last night Bill O'Reilly said: "It is not a stretch to say that MoveOn is the new Klan." This kind of rhetoric crafted to marginalize MoveOn is a mainstay of the right: For...
Jul 24, 2008 / Chris Hayes
An Opening for the Constitution An Opening for the Constitution
Thirty-four years ago this month, when the House Judiciary Committee was considering strategies for holding a lawbreaking president to account, the most determined advocate for im...
Jul 24, 2008 / John Nichols