Koch Brothers v. the Left in Palm Springs Koch Brothers v. the Left in Palm Springs
For years one of the Koch brothers’ greatest achievements was the fact that no one knew who they were or what influence they had. The counter-demonstration next to their secr...
Jan 30, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Egypt’s K Street Connections Egypt’s K Street Connections
As protests roil Cairo, the Egyptian government is spending big money on Washington lobbyists to help with military assistance and an image makeover.
Jan 28, 2011 / Ari Berman
Temporary Stay Granted on Targeted Ugandan Lesbian’s Deportation Temporary Stay Granted on Targeted Ugandan Lesbian’s Deportation
Gay Ugandan activist David Kato was beaten to death earlier this week. Now it’s Brenda Namigadde, a Ugandan lesbian whose immigration status in Britain is unresolved, with a ...
Jan 28, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Setting the Story Straight on Snow ‘Slowdown’ Setting the Story Straight on Snow ‘Slowdown’
It's worth noting, while New Yorkers dig ourselves out from another snowstorm, that the story that went rocketing around the media after the first major snowstorm of the year, of a...
Jan 27, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Targeted Ugandan Gay Activist Murdered Targeted Ugandan Gay Activist Murdered
Ugandan activist David Kato was a leading voice against the country's notorious "Anti-Homosexuality Bill"—which was written with the help of three American evangeli...
Jan 27, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
At White House, Axelrod Outlines Obama’s Post-SOTU Strategy At White House, Axelrod Outlines Obama’s Post-SOTU Strategy
The president's adviser offered few specifics of how the president planned to make promised new investments while observing a five-year domestic spending freeze.
Jan 27, 2011 / Ari Berman
Protests in Cairo Forgotten by Obama Protests in Cairo Forgotten by Obama
In the State of the Union speech, Barack Obama did get applause for saying that the US stands with the people of Tunisia. Now, he didn't mention the two decades of support the US h...
Jan 26, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Obama Reassures Democrats (Mostly) in SOTU Address Obama Reassures Democrats (Mostly) in SOTU Address
By outlining new investments and pledging to strengthen Social Security, President Obama mostly reassured Democratic supporters in his speech. Now can he make it happen?
Jan 26, 2011 / Ari Berman
Mingling but No Tingling at State of the Union Mingling but No Tingling at State of the Union
And Boehner (yes, Boehner) almost steals the show.
Jan 26, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Mingling, But No Tingling at Obama’s SOTU Mingling, But No Tingling at Obama’s SOTU
And Boehner (yes, Boehner) almost steals the show.
Jan 26, 2011 / Leslie Savan