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
Blackwater’s Youngest Victim Blackwater’s Youngest Victim
Nine-year-old Ali Kinani died from a gunshot wound to the head in the Nisour Square massacre. His father may be the one man standing between Blackwater and total impunity.
Jan 28, 2010 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Back Talk: Terry Castle Back Talk: Terry Castle
A conversation with the author of The Professor about her affair with an older woman and the journals of Susan Sontag.
Jan 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood