Chertoff, Kissed Off Chertoff, Kissed Off
The ACLU animates an amusing (and by amusing I mean eerily disquieting) vision of what a national ID database could mean, here. Fortunately however, this month in the state-feder...
Apr 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
“Pivoted” “Pivoted”
Here's the Times excellent Michael Cooper on McCain's reversal on federal intervention in the mortgage crisis: Senator John McCain, who drew criticism last month after he warned ...
Apr 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Even Republicans Favor Stalling Colombia Deal Even Republicans Favor Stalling Colombia Deal
The Bush administration's propaganda arm -- which operates under the misnomer: White House Communications office -- is pushing the fantasy that Thursday's House vote to delay acti...
Apr 11, 2008 / John Nichols
Of Sacred Cows Of Sacred Cows
Kevin Drum wonders: "Which is more important to the cause of free trade: (a) passage of the Colombian trade pact or (b) reining in the monstrosity that is U.S. farm policy?" "Th...
Apr 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Two Cheers and a Caveat Two Cheers and a Caveat
This week, Obama made the point that by now is clearly manifest: More than anyone, his campaign has come close to virtually (literally and figuratively) capturing campaign finance...
Apr 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
You Ain’t a Goin’ Nowhere You Ain’t a Goin’ Nowhere
Bush today about Petraeus' request for a "pause" in troop withdrawals: "He'll have all the time he needs."
Apr 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Torturers Torturers
By now, everyone is familiar with Hannah Arendt's famous phrase "the banality of evil" Like many I was disposed to view some of the most abhorrent abuses of the Bush administrat...
Apr 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Stop the Violence Stop the Violence
Human Rights Watch reported on Monday that sexual violence in Darfur continues to be a constant threat for women and girls. According to HRW, the vast majority of crimes against w...
Apr 9, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
“Half Devil and Half Child” “Half Devil and Half Child”
Petraeus today on the Iraqi government: Assisting the new Iraqi government is like teaching a young child how to ride a bicycle, Petraeus observed, noting the United States is "t...
Apr 9, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test Colombia Trade Fight is a Human Rights Test
The Colombia Free Trade Agreement is best summed up as a proposal to formalize U.S. support for the assassination of labor union organizers by death squads, impoverishment of work...
Apr 9, 2008 / John Nichols