For, Against & For The War For, Against & For The War
Before he was against getting out of Iraq, Michael O'Hanlon was for it. In May 2004, the foreign policy specialist (and frequent advisor to Democratic candidates) penned a Washing...
Aug 1, 2007 / Ari Berman
Wall Street Journal Gone Wild Wall Street Journal Gone Wild
There will be plenty of formal responses to the news that The Wall Street Journal will soon join the "stable" of Rupert Murdoch's "media properties. But few will to...
Jul 31, 2007 / John Nichols
Why Pelosi Opposes Impeachment Why Pelosi Opposes Impeachment
If she were not in the House--and not Speaker of the House--Nancy Pelosi says she "would probably advocate" impeaching President Bush. But given her current role as part...
Jul 31, 2007 / Ari Berman
A New Middle East Arms Race A New Middle East Arms Race
The Bush Administration has a solution to the escalating arms race in the Middle East: sell more arms. Under an Administration proposal, Saudi Arabia will get $20 billion of satel...
Jul 30, 2007 / Ari Berman
Newt’s Pygmy Primary Newt’s Pygmy Primary
Last week in Washington Newt Gingrich may or may not have compared the GOP candidates for president to a group of "pygmies." When asked if he'd join the '08 fray, Newt, ...
Jul 30, 2007 / Ari Berman
Censure and Impeachment: Take 2 Censure and Impeachment: Take 2
New York Congressman Maurice Hinchey is easily the most dogged critic of Vice President Dick Cheney in the House of Representatives, and Hinchey has not exactly been soft on Presid...
Jul 28, 2007 / John Nichols
Rapture Ready Rapture Ready
On July 16, I attended Christians United for Israel's annual Washington-Israel Summit. Founded by San Antonio-based megachurch pastor John Hagee, CUFI has added the grassroots musc...
Jul 27, 2007 / Max Blumenthal
Romney v. Europe Romney v. Europe
What does Mitt Romney have against France? Campaigning this week in Iowa, Romney warned that, even though America's unhappy with the war, it's "not about to take a sharp left ...
Jul 27, 2007 / Richard Kim
Josh Marshall on Impeachment Josh Marshall on Impeachment
What was once considered marginal is now mainstream. A majority of the country supports beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice-President Dick Cheney; and when it comes to h...
Jul 26, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
All Politics is International All Politics is International
Matthew Blake reports from Capitol Hill: In his 1961 inaugural address, John F. Kennedy gave a vision of American service that would lead to establishment of the Peace Corps, famo...
Jul 25, 2007 / Ari Berman