‘War on Terror’ II ‘War on Terror’ II
Obama makes reassuring noises about constraining executive power and protecting civil liberties, but then adopts whatever appalling policy Bush put in place.
Oct 19, 2009 / Feature / Julian Sanchez
Nice Work If You Can Get It Nice Work If You Can Get It
Some public servants collect their reward after leaving government. Gene Sperling, adviser to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, earned his before.
Oct 15, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
NYC Mayoral Debate: Clash of the Dullards NYC Mayoral Debate: Clash of the Dullards
Michael Bloomberg and Bill Thompson debate pedicures and Polanski instead of the real issues affecting the voters they wish to woo. Only in New York!
Oct 14, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Obama at the Precipice Obama at the Precipice
Will Obama do any better at listening to critics of the Afghan War than Lyndon Johnson did on Vietnam?
Oct 13, 2009 / Feature / William J. Astore
Talking With Tehran Talking With Tehran
Can the United States and Iran negotiate an end to the nuclear standoff?
Oct 8, 2009 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
Tuesdays With Rahm Tuesdays With Rahm
The quickest way to Rahm Emanuel's bad side: put progressive pressure on conservative Democrats.
Oct 7, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Time to Raise Pell! Time to Raise Pell!
Young people urge their Senators to support cutting wasteful subsidies to student loan companies, and to invest at least $40 billion in the Pell grant program.
Oct 7, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer
Representative Betty McCollum's "ACORN Act" would prevent the government from doing business with corporations that have been found guilty of felonies.
Oct 5, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Rethinking Government Rethinking Government
Effective government is the precondition of freedom. And Obama needs to tell us that.
Sep 30, 2009 / Drew Westen
How to Trap a President in a Losing War How to Trap a President in a Losing War
Are we heading for a Petraeus Moment in the Afghan War, along with a titanic civilian-military clash of wills?
Sep 24, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt