Facts Are Stupid Things Facts Are Stupid Things
Reed on fact-checking in the new, old-fashioned way, and the mail.
Dec 22, 2011 / Eric Alterman
The Tea Party in 2011: From Lions to Lambs The Tea Party in 2011: From Lions to Lambs
The Tea Party has had a terrific year, but the payroll tax cut fiasco is weakening their hold on Washington.
Dec 22, 2011 / George Zornick
Access Blocked to Bradley Manning’s Hearing Access Blocked to Bradley Manning’s Hearing
Bans on recording devices and Internet access and other arbitrary rules are preventing the public from witnessing this historic trial.
Dec 22, 2011 / Rainey Reitman
Unlawful Detention on US Soil Unlawful Detention on US Soil
Communication Management Units, the highly restrictive prisons holding mostly Arab and Muslim men, continue to operate outside the law, with no oversight.
Dec 22, 2011 / Alia Malek
Revolution Through Banking? Revolution Through Banking?
At Occupy Wall Street, an unlikely mix of students, vets, bankers, regulators and academics are planning alternative financial institutions—including an Occupy bank.
Dec 22, 2011 / Carne Ross
Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward
When voters go to the booth next year, how will they vote on foreign policy? What options do they have?
Dec 22, 2011 / Francis Reynolds
Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’ Thomas Friedman Is On to the Next ‘Bubble Fantasy’
That Friedman’s self-serving feints at the truth still earn him a place of high journalistic regard is a sad commentary on the profession.
Dec 22, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Out, Damn Newt: 5 Reasons Why Gingrich Is Headed for Footnote Status Out, Damn Newt: 5 Reasons Why Gingrich Is Headed for Footnote Status
The former Speaker is sliding fast in the polls. There's more to this than just attack ads. He was doomed from the start by his own rancid record.
Dec 22, 2011 / John Nichols
Compassion Is Our New Currency Compassion Is Our New Currency
Notes on 2011’s preoccupied hearts and minds.
Dec 22, 2011 / Rebecca Solnit
When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight When GOP Walks, Dems Must Move From Blame to Fight
Unless there’s a blueprint to break the Republican strategy of hostage taking, the Dems will be left trumpeting their own weakness to avoid blame.
Dec 22, 2011 / Ilyse Hogue