And the Winner is… Bill Clinton And the Winner is… Bill Clinton
The bottom line on Blanche Lincoln's win is simple: Bill Clinton got her renominated. Even Lincoln says his effort on her behalf in the Arkansas Democratic Senate runoff campaign...
Jun 9, 2010 / John Nichols
Halter’s Loss a Missed Opportunity, Not Crushing Defeat Halter’s Loss a Missed Opportunity, Not Crushing Defeat
Bill Halter's loss shouldn't obscure the excellent organizing done by progressives in Arkansas.
Jun 9, 2010 / Ari Berman
Is the Obama Administration Planning to Use Bagram Like Gitmo? Is the Obama Administration Planning to Use Bagram Like Gitmo?
The Los Angeles Times reports that the administration is considering using Bagram to hold terrorism suspects from countries such as Somalia, Yemen and Pakistan.
Jun 9, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
On the Vilification of Helen Thomas On the Vilification of Helen Thomas
The media tirade against the veteran White House reporter is as illogical as it is hysterical.
Jun 9, 2010 / Robert Scheer
Robert Redford on the Oil Spill Robert Redford on the Oil Spill
"This is our moment."
Jun 9, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP Fueling War: Pentagon Still Buying Most of Its Oil and Gas from BP
The Pentagon is the world's largest consumer of oil and gas and BP is its number one provider. Why hasn't the US government applied the ACORN standard to BP and stripped it of its ...
Jun 9, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill
Arkansas’s Lincoln Wins Premier Democratic Primary Arkansas’s Lincoln Wins Premier Democratic Primary
Embattled Democratic Senator Blanche Lincoln edged challenger Bill Halter in Arkansas. But Republican incumbents and insiders were facing Tea Party turbulence in other Souther...
Jun 9, 2010 / John Nichols
Helen Thomas was Wrong, but Who’s Right? Helen Thomas was Wrong, but Who’s Right?
One can't help thinking that the grande dame of the White House press corps would have gotten less grief if she'd purposely cheated the financial system and took taxpayer mon...
Jun 8, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Banks and Colleges Against Students Banks and Colleges Against Students
Banks paying colleges for info on students who rack up credit card debt.
Jun 8, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation
Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites Report Finds Evidence of Medical Experimentation at Black Sites
Doctors and psychologists weren't only observing "enhanced" interrogations. They were using information gathered to create a legal defense for those who authorized tortur...
Jun 8, 2010 / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith