Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover Cable Comcast: Al Franken Says Hell No on the NBC Takeover
The "I will mess you up" Senator is what Keith Olbermann is now calling Al Franken. He also added that "orientation" for Minnesota's Senator is now over.
Feb 10, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit Obama Stalls for Time With Healthcare Summit
Obama's healthcare summit is a delay tactic--it's what happens after, when someone steps up to steer the bill, that counts.
Feb 10, 2010 / Feature / Lindsay Beyerstein
Wall Street Wants a Refund Wall Street Wants a Refund
"Buyer's remorse" is the way John Cornyn, the Senate Republicans' fundraiser, gleefully refers to Wall Street moguls' current disenchantment with the US president they th...
Feb 10, 2010 / Column / Robert Scheer
Anne Frank’s Diary Too Explicit for School Anne Frank’s Diary Too Explicit for School
Va. school system's censoring of Anne Frank's Diary raises questions of when, if ever, it's appropriate to restrict books in schools.
Feb 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Morgan Ashenfelter
Pledge to Save Journalism Pledge to Save Journalism
All that guff you're hearing about the importance of public service reporting that's insulated from the influence of corporate advertisers? It's not guff -- as ABC TV affiliates in...
Feb 10, 2010 / Laura Flanders
RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card RNC’s Steele Decides It Is O.K. to Play the Race Card
Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele used to be able to muster a lot of disdain for political players who suggested that criticism of them might be racially motiva...
Feb 10, 2010 / John Nichols
New Web Column at The Washington Post New Web Column at The Washington Post
I've started writing a weekly web column for washingtonpost.com. I'll be posting every Tuesday at noon. Here's the first one. I welcome your comments.
Feb 9, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
When Snow Melts: Vancouver’s Olympic Crackdown When Snow Melts: Vancouver’s Olympic Crackdown
News Flash: Winter Olympic officials in tropical Vancouver have been forced to import snow - on the public dime - to make sure that the 2010 games proceed as planned. This use of t...
Feb 9, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Dave Zirin
Trials and Terror Trials and Terror
Four Republicans continue to misrepresent the rights of the accused "underwear" bomber--despite having been briefed on those rights on Christmas Day.
Feb 9, 2010 / Countdown
Do Terrorists Deserve Due Process? Do Terrorists Deserve Due Process?
Hayes debates Scarborough over the constitutional rights of terrorists.
Feb 9, 2010 / MSNBC