The House Isn’t The Problem The House Isn’t The Problem
Matt Yglesias makes a very important point on the occasion of the House passing a new ethics package. While overall the post-2006 congress has been a massive disappointment, that...
Mar 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Save Spitzer Campaign The Save Spitzer Campaign
Just about everyone seems to be calling for New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to step down in light of revelations regarding his apparent involvement with a prostitution ring -- and...
Mar 12, 2008 / John Nichols
Quote of the Day Quote of the Day
My boss, in an email discussion of Eliot Spitzer: He should have kept to sticking it to the man. Bada bing!
Mar 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Follow Bernie Sanders’s Lead Follow Bernie Sanders’s Lead
In countless speeches over the past seven years, Democrats have rightly slammed "the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy" as reckless, unnecessary, and unjust. Yet Senator Bernie Sand...
Mar 11, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
House to WH on Telco’s: Immunize This House to WH on Telco’s: Immunize This
The new surveillance bill not only doesn't contain immunity for the telco's but explicitly authorizes the courts to hear the cases.
Mar 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Campaign For Sensible Priorities Campaign For Sensible Priorities
One more thing about the budget. Every time you hear some blowhard talking about the scourge of earmarks remember this chart to keep it all in perspective.
Mar 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
More Revenue! More Revenue!
The senate's been debating the budget the last day and a half, and it's generally been an unedifying show. Republican senators talk exclusively about tax cuts and reigning in spen...
Mar 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Who is David Paterson? Who is David Paterson?
With the stunning Spitzer sex scandal looking like it can only end with the New York governor's resignation, Lt. Governor David Paterson is set to become the new chief executive o...
Mar 11, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
David Paterson: Activist, Progressive…Governor David Paterson: Activist, Progressive…Governor
In 1999, when New York City activists organized civil disobedience to protest the police shooting of African-immigrant Amadou Diallo, one of New York state's most prominent legisl...
Mar 11, 2008 / John Nichols
What Goes Up What Goes Up
Stocks of private equity companies, most notably Blackstone, are tanking. Of course the magic of leverage is that a little bit of up front capital can be turned into massive prof...
Mar 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes