The Puppet Talks Back The Puppet Talks Back
The news that the Iraqi government has banned Blackwater USA, the notorious mercenary firm, from operating in the country reveals another of the great fictions promoted by the Bush...
Sep 18, 2007 / William Greider
The Lies of Alan Greenspan The Lies of Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan has come back from the tomb of history to correct the record. He did not make any mistakes in his eighteen-year tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. He did ...
Sep 17, 2007 / William Greider
Senate Blocks Olson as AG; President Picks Ex-Judge Senate Blocks Olson as AG; President Picks Ex-Judge
When the White House floated the name of former Solicitor General Ted Olson as the president's preferred replacement for scandal-plagued Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, it was a...
Sep 17, 2007 / John Nichols
Greenspan, Iraq & Oil Greenspan, Iraq & Oil
For the last few years, the Beltway punditocracy and think-tank-ocracy have blasted antiwar protesters for their "No Blood for Oil" banners, buttons and signs. Simplistic...
Sep 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Beware of Fat People Beware of Fat People
There is no doubt that there is plenty to be concerned about when it comes to our unhealthy diets.
Sep 14, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
A War We Just Might Lose A War We Just Might Lose
Written by Matthew Blake: Back in July, support for the war in Iraq was at an all-time low, with prominent Republican Senators like Richard Lugar of Indiana and Pete Domenici of ...
Sep 13, 2007 / Ari Berman
Dispatch from War-Torn Baltimore Dispatch from War-Torn Baltimore
I live in Baltimore, Maryland. At the moment, that is slightly more dangerous than being an American soldier in Afghanistan. In Afganhistan, just over eighty US soldiers have bee...
Sep 13, 2007 / Karen Houppert
Picking a New AG Picking a New AG
This email from Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell just hit my inbox: "This Nation Needs A New Attorney General, And It Can't Afford To Wait." The subhead below read...
Sep 12, 2007 / Ari Berman
Spinning a False Exit Spinning a False Exit
All he did was say that by the summer of 2008, US troop levels in Iraq would be the same as in December 2006. Yet David Petraeus, ever the stoic general, sat before Congress and cl...
Sep 11, 2007 / Ari Berman
Questioning Petraeus’ Credibility Questioning Petraeus’ Credibility
In advance of General David Petraeus' testimony to the House of Representatives today, MoveOn.org is running a hard-hitting ad in the New York Times questioning his credibility. &...
Sep 10, 2007 / Ari Berman