AFL-CIO Letter Details Role In, Position On Citizens United Case AFL-CIO Letter Details Role In, Position On Citizens United Case
My January 24 column on the role of the AFL-CIO in the Citizens United v. FEC case highlighted the concerns of some unions regarding the federation's decision to file an amicus bri...
Jan 29, 2010 / John Nichols
Surveillance Can’t Make Us Secure Surveillance Can’t Make Us Secure
The goal of government surveillance is to create a deliberate backdoor into secure systems. The appeal to a hacker is obvious.
Jan 29, 2010 / Feature / Julian Sanchez
Tony Blair Channels Piaf: Je Ne Regrette Rien Tony Blair Channels Piaf: Je Ne Regrette Rien
What did Tony Blair know, and when did he know it?
Jan 29, 2010 / D.D. Guttenplan
The Right-Wing’s Dirty Tricks The Right-Wing’s Dirty Tricks
Chris Hayes explains why O'Keefe's attempt to wiretap Senator Landrieu's office is so outrageous.
Jan 29, 2010 / Countdown
In Defense of Root Canals In Defense of Root Canals
In his State of the Union, President Obama scored some laughs early on with his comment that the bank bailout was "about as popular as a root canal." "If there's on...
Jan 29, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Audiocast: A Conversation with Anand Gopal on America’s Secret Afghan Prisons Audiocast: A Conversation with Anand Gopal on America’s Secret Afghan Prisons
In this interview with Tom Dispatch, Anand Gopal talks about his how he learned about an unreported network of U.S. secret prisons in Afghanistan.
Jan 29, 2010 / Anand Gopal
The Breakdown: Spending Freeze Edition The Breakdown: Spending Freeze Edition
The Obama Administration has announced a plan to reduce the budget deficit through a three-year freeze on non-security discretionary spending. What are possible long-term effects?
Jan 29, 2010 / Chris Hayes
True Populism True Populism
A very sweet victory in Oregon this week, where voters passed two ballot initiatives to raise taxes on the wealthiest 3 percent of its residents--individuals earning over $125...
Jan 29, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Tiller’s Killer Puts Abortion on Trial Tiller’s Killer Puts Abortion on Trial
Judge Warren Wilbert has ruled that Scott Roeder, confessed killer of Kansas abortion provider George Tiller, couldn't be considered for lesser crimes than first-degree murder. Tod...
Jan 29, 2010 / Feature / Sharon Lerner
Slacker Thursday Slacker Thursday
In these past weeks, we've lost J.D. Salinger, Howard Zinn, Louis Auchincloss, Robert Parker and Kate McGarrigle, Eric Rohmer, all of whom meant a great deal to me at one point o...
Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman