Obama Iraq Transcript Obama Iraq Transcript
Here's a transcript of Barack Obama's comments on Iraq. Read the whole thing. I admit I am worried, but in his remarks Obama seems to be clear that he, not the generals, will deci...
Jul 4, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Day, Like the Future, Belongs to Patriots This Day, Like the Future, Belongs to Patriots
As the 50th anniversary of America's revolution against colonialism and the divine right of kings approached, the author of the rebellion's founding document -- still alive at age...
Jul 4, 2008 / John Nichols
Of House and Home Of House and Home
Kai Wright's moving Nation cover story from last week's issue of the magazine put a human face on the subprime mortgage foreclosure crisis and illuminated a little remarked upon a...
Jul 3, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Mid-Day Links Mid-Day Links
1) Conservatism really is a racket. 2) The great thing about good organizing tools is that they empower people, not specific agendas. The Get FISA Right" group is currently the l...
Jul 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Israel Won’t Attack Iran Without US Nod Israel Won’t Attack Iran Without US Nod
Writing in the Washington Post, Yossi Melman, a military expert and commentator for the Israeli daily Haaretz, says that Israel won't attack Iran unless it has explicit American b...
Jul 3, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Rise and McFaul of Obama’s Russia Policy The Rise and McFaul of Obama’s Russia Policy
Elsewhere in The Nation, Stephen F. Cohen makes the point that neither John McCain nor Barack Obama have properly addressed U.S. policy toward Russia. He provides a capsule histor...
Jul 3, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Attacking Iran? How Does $300 Oil Sound? Attacking Iran? How Does $300 Oil Sound?
Last week the Middle East Policy Council held an interesting and important discussion of what to do about Iran. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend it, but the MEPC has helpful...
Jul 3, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
AFL’s Trumka: Labor Must Battle Racism to Elect Obama AFL’s Trumka: Labor Must Battle Racism to Elect Obama
The United Steelworkers union is holding its annual convention this week. Union conventions in presidential election years invariably deal with presidential politics, and this one...
Jul 2, 2008 / John Nichols
Next Time You’re at the Pump, Blame Bush Next Time You’re at the Pump, Blame Bush
Worried about gas prices? A new report from the National Security Network suggests where to put the blame: on President Bush's reckless Middle East policy. The invasion of Iraq, ...
Jul 2, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
To Israel, via J Street To Israel, via J Street
For too long now, when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other issues of war and peace in the Middle East, the mainstream media and too many politicians in the US h...
Jul 1, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel