They Go or Obama Goes They Go or Obama Goes
Barack Obama and the Democrats he led to a stunning victory two years ago are going down hard in the face of an economic crisis that he did nothing to create but which he has fai...
Aug 25, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings Wednesday’s Frontline on PBS Investigates Post-Katrina Police Shootings
Five years ago next week, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the body of Henry Glover was found burned to death in a charred sedan overlooking the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The case was mysterious from the start, but it wasn't until A.C. Thompson's 2009 article for The Nation, "Body of Evidence," that a real investigation began. Under pressure from The Nation, from advocacy groups like ColorofChange.org and from extensive, ground-breaking collaborative reporting by investigative-journalism non-profit Pro Publica & the New Orleans Times-Picayune, a formal investigation was launched. Earlier this year an indictment was handed down in the case. On Wednesday night PBS's FRONTLINE profiles the Glover case—along with five other stories about post-Katrina police shootings—in the hour-long documentary "Law & Disorder." A collaborative effort between FRONTLINE, Pro Publica and the Times-Picayune, "Law & Disorder" expanded the Glover investigation into a multi-year inquiry into the NOPD and post-Katrina violence. You can watch a preview here, and check the FRONTLINE website for air-times and the full episode. The show premieres Wednesday night at 9PM. You can watch an interview with A.C. Thompson, now a staff reporter with Pro Publica, here.
Aug 24, 2010 / Press Room
The Supermodel vs. The Warlord The Supermodel vs. The Warlord
Whether former Liberian president Charles Taylor gave Naomi Campbell diamonds or not means little for his war crimes trial. In fact, the supermodel's testimony distracted from a wi...
Aug 24, 2010 / Nicholas Jahr
Two Minutes to Midnight? Two Minutes to Midnight?
Cutting through the media's bogus bomb-Iran debate.
Aug 24, 2010 / Tony Karon
Sex, Drugs and Bill Clinton: Florida’s Ugly Senate Primary Sex, Drugs and Bill Clinton: Florida’s Ugly Senate Primary
The former president has done yeoman's work for Democrat Kendrick Meek, who now looks likely to beat his billionaire primary foe.
Aug 24, 2010 / John Nichols
The False and ‘Seedy’ Claim That Obama Is Muslim The False and ‘Seedy’ Claim That Obama Is Muslim
Let’s get this straight once and for all: Regardless of what Billy Graham’s son claims or what millions of Americans believe, Obama is not now, nor has he ever been a M...
Aug 24, 2010 / Leslie Savan
Enrique Morones: The Man Who Would Move the Game Enrique Morones: The Man Who Would Move the Game
Enrique Morones was a Vice President of the San Diego Padres baseball team. Now he wants to move the 2011 All-Star Game. I don't recommend betting against him.
Aug 23, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Alberto Gonzales to GOP Leaders: Don’t Trash the Constitution Alberto Gonzales to GOP Leaders: Don’t Trash the Constitution
Bush's attorney general says that proposals to deny birthright citizenship by altering the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution are wrongheaded.
Aug 23, 2010 / John Nichols
Fight Tea Party Voters with Fresh Voters Fight Tea Party Voters with Fresh Voters
Voting rights suits are adding thousands of new voters to the rolls in swing states.
Aug 23, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Considering an Endangered Species: Moderate Republicans Considering an Endangered Species: Moderate Republicans
Parties of the right have moderate players—even leaders—in other countries. But not the US, where the proud tradition of moderate Republicanism is pretty much dead.
Aug 21, 2010 / John Nichols