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
Afghan Jirga: Talk to the Taliban Afghan Jirga: Talk to the Taliban
Karzai fires two American stooges in his government, and sets the stage for peace talks with the Taliban. Is the United States for peace talks, or against them?
Jun 7, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Freedom of Speech for Students? Freedom of Speech for Students?
Philadelphia court asked to decide if schools can punish students for derisive online communications from home computers.
Jun 7, 2010 / StudentNation / The Nation
Are Fox Ratings Fading as the Tea Party Stumbles? Are Fox Ratings Fading as the Tea Party Stumbles?
Fox News's Free-Market Theory of Journalistic Evidence has it that more viewers makes the channel more correct. Therefore...
Jun 5, 2010 / Leslie Savan
THE WORST CALL EVER…. Reconsidered THE WORST CALL EVER…. Reconsidered
On Thursday morning I was apoplectic and an umpire was the target of my rage. Yes it was irrational. Yes I probably need to start putting Prozac on my pancakes. But my anger was ...
Jun 5, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Two Key House Members Call for Lifting Blockade of Gaza Two Key House Members Call for Lifting Blockade of Gaza
Barbara Lee, the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Keith Ellison say: "We urge you to take this tragedy as a catalyst to end the blockade on Gaza and to honor the d...
Jun 5, 2010 / John Nichols
Gambling With Global Warming Gambling With Global Warming
Noam Chomsky and environmentalist Bill McKibben discuss the numbers game the mainstream media is playing with climate change science.
Jun 4, 2010 / On The Earth Productions