From Grant Park to Afghanistan: Obama’s Defining Moment From Grant Park to Afghanistan: Obama’s Defining Moment
When Barack Obama gave his victory speech on election night last November, he picked Chicago's Grant Park – the legendary site of the battle between anti-war demonstrators an...
Dec 2, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Not Just Jobs Needed Now Not Just Jobs Needed Now
In advance of the president's jobs summit, economist Paul Krugman is finally calling for government job-creation. "It's time for at least a small-scale version of the New Dea...
Dec 1, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Bad Black Mothers Bad Black Mothers
Bad black mothers are everywhere these days. With Michelle Obama in the White House, consciously and conspicuously serving as mom-in-chief, I expected (even somewhat dreaded) a r...
Nov 25, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
A Blow to Privatization in Israel (and Perhaps Beyond) A Blow to Privatization in Israel (and Perhaps Beyond)
In an opinion rightly hailed as a "bombshell" in Haaretz, Israeli Supreme Court President Dorit Benisch did not deny that privatizing prisons might potentially save mone...
Nov 23, 2009 / Eyal Press
Palin as the Church Lady Palin as the Church Lady
You gotta give Sarah Palin's book tour credit for one thing: It's really putting the passive-aggressive instincts of the religious right on public display. And not just because sh...
Nov 20, 2009 / Leslie Savan
Man Made Disaster in New Orleans Man Made Disaster in New Orleans
Hurricane Katrina is often called a natural disaster, as if it was all nature's fault, not man's. The reality, of course, is that federal, state and local governments ignored warni...
Nov 20, 2009 / Laura Flanders
With Harvard’s Help, Congress May Keep Bloggers Out of Jail With Harvard’s Help, Congress May Keep Bloggers Out of Jail
It's hard out here for a blogger. And hard for online journalists, unemployed new media producers, and just about anyone else dabbling in journalism without professional backing. ...
Nov 19, 2009 / Ari Melber
Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting (Updated) Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting (Updated)
See if you can follow this logic. A recent article in Newsweek states that Democrats could have won a "very significant number of Republican votes in Congress" for the s...
Nov 17, 2009 / Ari Melber
Bonanza for Over-Builders Bonanza for Over-Builders
I just don't get it. When Congress approves gifts worth billions of dollars to people who don't deserve a dime, why isn't it front page news? On Nov. 6, when President Obama sign...
Nov 17, 2009 / Laura Flanders
The Messenger and the Hidden Costs of War The Messenger and the Hidden Costs of War
Many Americans don't need a movie to appreciate the human toll that the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have exacted on communities in this country. For those who do, there is Oren Mo...
Nov 15, 2009 / Eyal Press