The Obama I Remember The Obama I Remember
Watching Barack Obama become President of the United States made me proud and hopeful, but I also found the experience somewhat amusing. I think many of us who were his Hyde Park n...
Jan 30, 2010 / Melissa Harris-Perry
‘New Haiti,’ Same Corporate Interests ‘New Haiti,’ Same Corporate Interests
Foreign ministers in the "Friends of Haiti" want to "build a new Haiti." But what will their neoliberal agenda mean for ordinary Haitians?
Jan 29, 2010 / Feature / Isabel Macdonald
Prankly, My Dear, They Don’t Give a Damn Prankly, My Dear, They Don’t Give a Damn
You know how you can tell the Age of Reagan has ended? Because at his State of the Union address, Barack Obama didn't do any of those ordinary-folks-who-make-a-difference shout-out...
Jan 29, 2010 / Leslie Savan
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