Feingold to Senate: The Iraq War Still Matters Feingold to Senate: The Iraq War Still Matters
A warm, hearty bowl of kudos to Sen. Feingold for continuing to push Senate debate on the Iraq War. This week, the Senate will take up two of Feingold's bills. One would require t...
Feb 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Ralph: Don’t Run! Ralph: Don’t Run!
Dear Ralph, Your decision to run for President as a third-party candidate in 2008leads me to resend our Open Letter to you, published in The Nation in2004. As we wrote then, "...
Feb 25, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No Link Between Poison and Agent Orange No Link Between Poison and Agent Orange
It's not easy suing big and powerful U.S. companies on U.S. soil and under the U.S. court system. But even after Vietnamese plaintiffs were rebuffed last Friday when New York's ...
Feb 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Still Guarding the (Hen)House Still Guarding the (Hen)House
It's a peculiar notion, the idea that only members of Congress should be able to bring ethics complaints against other Congressmen. But well over a year after the Democrats storme...
Feb 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Wedge Issue That Wasn’t The Wedge Issue That Wasn’t
Call it the "Yes, That Too is About Immigration" platform. For the past two years, House Republicans jockeying for support at the ballot box have worked strenuously to knit the i...
Feb 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
TPM Getting Its Due TPM Getting Its Due
Congrats to Josh Marshall and the TPM Crew for some well-deserved recognition.
Feb 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Welcome to J Street Welcome to J Street
After several months of preparing and brainstorming names, we're pleased to introduce our new blog from the nation's capital: J Street. What's the name mean? Well, if you walk n...
Feb 25, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Nader Runs, Obama Responds Wisely Nader Runs, Obama Responds Wisely
Ralph Nader is running again for president. After four previous bids, mounted in varying forums and with varying goals, Nader is used to the slings and arrows that will be tossed...
Feb 24, 2008 / John Nichols
McCain May Be Old, but He’s Still a Threat McCain May Be Old, but He’s Still a Threat
Liberal smarties and sophisticates are having fun mocking John McCain , but assuming he gets the nomination, he will a formidable candidate. He may look like a grumpy old m...
Feb 24, 2008 / Katha Pollitt
Rick Reed in Texas Rick Reed in Texas
Hillary Clinton has staked her campaign on winning the Democratic primaries in Texas on March 4. But there's even more at stake in the Lone Star State than the fate of her histori...
Feb 21, 2008 / Peter Rothberg