Blackwater for Sale Blackwater for Sale
Blackwater has announced the infamous mercenary company is for sale. Will this include the CIA assassination business and the company's forward operating bases in Afghanistan?
Jun 8, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Primary Day Primer Primary Day Primer
It's the busiest primary day of the 2010 election season! Here are some trends to watch out for as progressive challenge Democratic insiders, Tea Partisans look for a win and voter...
Jun 8, 2010 / John Nichols
Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas? Isn’t There Some Room for Helen Thomas?
Thomas's remarks were offensive, but considering her journalistic moxie and courage over many decades, isn't there room for someone who made a mistake, apologized for it and wants ...
Jun 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Candidate Who Meets the Daniel Ellsberg Standard A Candidate Who Meets the Daniel Ellsberg Standard
Daniel Ellsberg doesn't ask much of members of Congress -- just that they obey their oath to defend the Constitution. Unfortunately, that's too much to ask of most members and most...
Jun 7, 2010 / John Nichols
Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP
Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Real Time with Bill Maher warning the president to regulate the oil industry and not vice versa.
Jun 7, 2010 / Press Room
Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP Memo to President: Do Not Trust BP
Nation Editor Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on Real Time with Bill Maher warning the president to regulate the oil industry and not vice versa.
Jun 7, 2010 / Real Time with Bill Maher
In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End? In Afghanistan, the Beginning of the End?
With eighteen Democratic senators voting for Feingold’s call for withdrawal from Afghanistan, is a long and bloody end to the quagmire in sight?
Jun 7, 2010 / Tom Hayden
Can Obama Seize the Energy Moment? Can Obama Seize the Energy Moment?
Will Obama stand up to big energy in deeds as well as words?
Jun 7, 2010 / Bill McKibben
Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’ Wikileaks Whistleblower Says Docs Show ‘Almost Criminal Political Dealings’
A US military intelligence analyst, who claimed to be the source for the Wikileaks "Collateral Murder" video, has reportedly been arrested. But the biggest story here may...
Jun 7, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Obama Can’t ‘Plug the Damn Hole,’ but He Can Seize the Damn Crisis Obama Can’t ‘Plug the Damn Hole,’ but He Can Seize the Damn Crisis
Obama screwed up by ceding the lead in the oil spill recovery effort to BP—a private corporation that was never going to protect the public interest as its top priority.
Jun 7, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel