What More Means in Afghanistan What More Means in Afghanistan
With Afghanistan, it always seems to be more and worse. More American (and NATO) troops "surging" in, more Taliban control in the countryside, more insurgent attacks, mo...
Jan 13, 2009 / TomDispatch
Hard Times Without Studs Hard Times Without Studs
On Sunday, I went to a memorial for Studs Terkel, that human dynamo, our nation's greatest listener and talker, the one person I just couldn't imagine dying. After all, the man wr...
Dec 12, 2008 / TomDispatch
DC to Delhi: Only Our Missiles — Not Yours DC to Delhi: Only Our Missiles — Not Yours
Condoleezza Rice is off to India this week, to "stand in solidarity with the Indian people " in the wake of the Mumbai attacks. The Bush administration says it shares th...
Dec 2, 2008 / Laura Flanders
FDR Mania FDR Mania
If you want to catch something of the fears and hopes of Americans right now, go to News.Google.com and try searching for a few words. For instance, put in "FDR" -- the ...
Dec 1, 2008 / TomDispatch
Custodians of Empire Custodians of Empire
The Obama national security "team" -- part of that much-hailed "team of rivals" -- does not yet exist, but it does seem to be heaving into view. And so far, it...
Nov 25, 2008 / TomDispatch
Prediction: Franken Will Win by 27 Votes Prediction: Franken Will Win by 27 Votes
Nate Silver, whose website FiveThirtyEight.com had the most accurate predictions for the Nov. 4 vote for president and senators, has a new prediction: Al Franken will win the Minn...
Nov 24, 2008 / Jon Wiener
A Fallen Legion in Washington A Fallen Legion in Washington
By October 2005, when American casualties in Iraq had not yet reached 2,000 dead or 15,000 wounded, and our casualties in Afghanistan were still modest indeed, informal "walls...
Nov 24, 2008 / TomDispatch
Hillary’s Big Ethics Problem: Bill Hillary’s Big Ethics Problem: Bill
What guidelines should govern Bill Clinton's future activities if Hillary becomes Secretary of State? Recent events suggest that at least two are necessary: no more favors for hu...
Nov 22, 2008 / Jon Wiener
A Clinton Administration? A Clinton Administration?
No one should be shocked to discover that, in his transition to the presidency, the "inexperienced" former senator from Chicago has turned to the last Democratic administ...
Nov 19, 2008 / TomDispatch
McCain’s Favorite TV Show, ’24,’ Brings Torture Back Sunday McCain’s Favorite TV Show, ’24,’ Brings Torture Back Sunday
John McCain's favorite TV show, 24 -- the one that glorifies torture - is returning to Fox TV this Sunday night with a two-hour special. McCain named 24 as his favorite show on hi...
Nov 19, 2008 / Jon Wiener