The Preemptive Martyrdom of Karl Rove

• Bush's Third Term?

  Barack Obama Administration

  David Swanson: Imagine that George W. Bush had been allowed a third term as president, had run and had won or stolen it, and that we were all now living (and dying) through it.

• Ex-Bush Loyalists: Where Are They Now?

  George W. Bush Administration

  Nick Turse: A look at just a few of these fortunate folks indicates that not everybody was harmed by the Bush era.

• Why the New Torture Defense Is a Good Offense

  Torture

  Ari Melber: The torture immunity lobby has a new argument--public support inoculates war criminals. With that mindset, we are likely to get these policies wrong again in the future.

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• Abortion Battle Puts Health Reform at Risk

  Health Care Policy

  Countdown : Nation editor Christopher Hayes is "infuriated" by the last-minute add-on that prohibits coverage for abortion in the House health plan.

• Olbermann on Going Rouge

  Conservatives & The American Right

  Countdown : Keith Olbermann weighs in on the Sarah Palin "companion" book Going Rouge, edited by Nation staffers Betsy Reed and Richard Kim.

• Right-Wing Ponders Overthrow of Obama

  Conservatives & The American Right

  Countdown : The Nation's Christopher Hayes weighs in on of the recent "treasonous rhetoric from the right" and the danger that it could lead to real violence.