Politics

John Nichols: The Cheney Revisionist History Tour Rolls On John Nichols: The Cheney Revisionist History Tour Rolls On

With his new revisionist memoir, Dick Cheney is more concerned about maintaining status within the Republican party than he is about selling books. 

Aug 31, 2011 / The Ed Show

The Years Since 9/11: A Lost Decade

The Years Since 9/11: A Lost Decade The Years Since 9/11: A Lost Decade

In the aftermath of that terrible day, we had a chance to build our politics around social solidarity. Instead, George W. Bush led the charge to a politics of fear.

Aug 31, 2011 / The Editors

The New American Jujitsu

The New American Jujitsu The New American Jujitsu

In the wake of 9/11, we have summoned up imaginary demons to spare ourselves from facing the all-too-real burdens of our time.

Aug 31, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Jonathan Schell

Noted. Noted.

George Zornik on the Keystone XL pipeline, Natasja Sheriff on the link between climate change and conflict and John Nichols on Dick Cheney’s new memoir

Aug 31, 2011 / Various Contributors

The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes

The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes The Second Death of John Maynard Keynes

Just three years ago, President Obama was an unapologetic Keynesian. Now, he's jumped on the deficit hysteria bandwagon.

Aug 31, 2011 / Column / Eric Alterman

Dick Cheney’s Deceit of Shakespearean Proportions

Dick Cheney’s Deceit of Shakespearean Proportions Dick Cheney’s Deceit of Shakespearean Proportions

Behold this unctuous knave, a disgrace to his nation as few before him, yet boasting unvarnished virtue.

Aug 31, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Melissa Harris-Perry: Dick Cheney’s Book Is Revisionist Melissa Harris-Perry: Dick Cheney’s Book Is Revisionist

Cheney has a somewhat deluded sense of recent history.

Aug 30, 2011 / Press Room

Cheney’s Alternative History of Hurricane Katrina Response Concludes: ‘Heck of a Job, Bushie!’ Cheney’s Alternative History of Hurricane Katrina Response Concludes: ‘Heck of a Job, Bushie!’

As Americans mark the sixth anniversary of the Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, the former vice president claims George Bush got things right. It's an Orwellian rewrite of hist...

Aug 30, 2011 / John Nichols

Why Moderate Republicans Still Support Mitt Romney Why Moderate Republicans Still Support Mitt Romney

Mitt Romney has adopted a series of hard-core right-wing positions, but he's still the candidate of the GOP elite because they know better than to believe him. 

Aug 30, 2011 / Ben Adler

Fear, Inc.: America’s Islamophobia Network

Fear, Inc.: America’s Islamophobia Network Fear, Inc.: America’s Islamophobia Network

As the tenth anniversary of 9/11 approaches, a new report details the right-wing donors behind a network of "experts" who promote xenophobic fear of Islam.

Aug 29, 2011 / George Zornick

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