Edwards Wins Colbert ‘Debate’ Edwards Wins Colbert ‘Debate’
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both appeared Thursday night on Comedy Central's "The Colbert Report." Clinton mocked her "3 a.m." ad. After fixing a malfunctioning projection s...
Apr 18, 2008 / John Nichols
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 Debate that Was Wall-to-Wall Ugly A Debate that Was Wall-to-Wall Ugly
Hopefully, last night's debate between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be their last one-on-one encounter. Instead of arguing over how to get out of Iraq, how to repair th...
Apr 17, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
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
Democrats Debate Republican Talking Points Democrats Debate Republican Talking Points
And the winner of the 21st debate of the Democratic presidential race is... Right-Wing Talking Points. At a moment when even John McCain agrees that the American economy is in a...
Apr 17, 2008 / John Nichols
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
Ending Slavery for Pennies Ending Slavery for Pennies
The exploitation of farmworkers should not be tolerated in Florida. It should not be tolerated anywhere in the United States. There are many social problems that are extremely d...
Apr 16, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Trade’s Not Just a Blue-Collar Issue Trade’s Not Just a Blue-Collar Issue
New York Times columnist David Brooks, who knows a little less about economics than John McCain, finished up this week's rant against critics of free trade by suggesting that they...
Apr 16, 2008 / John Nichols
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