Terror in Uganda Terror in Uganda
Uganda is a country where homosexuality is already illegal, where violent attacks are common and where rape is used to 'cure' people of their sexual orientation. Now, a shocking ne...
Jan 12, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Paradise by the Dashboard Light? Paradise by the Dashboard Light?
When Senator Charles Schumer proposed a federal ban on texting while driving, Ford was proud to be the first carmaker to endorse it.
Jan 12, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nixon and the 1969 Vietnam Moratorium Nixon and the 1969 Vietnam Moratorium
In 1969, as the anti-war movement was reaching a peak, Richard Nixon's White House staff debated what they could do to "show the little bastards" what kind of man they were up agai...
Jan 12, 2010 / Jon Wiener
Why Liz Cheney is Irrelevant Why Liz Cheney is Irrelevant
Chris Hayes discusses Liz Cheney and Keep America Safe, her useless neoconservative 'pressure group.'
Jan 12, 2010 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Immigrant Deaths Covered Up Immigrant Deaths Covered Up
Monday, January 11, marks eight years since the Bush administration transferred the first prisoners to the U.S. detention facility at Guantánamo Bay. Ever since, human right...
Jan 12, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Holbrooke: Not Hostage to Pakistan Holbrooke: Not Hostage to Pakistan
Last week, during an appearance by Ambassador Richard Holbrooke at the Brookings Institution, I had a chance to ask him a key question about the war, concerning the Pakistan-Taliba...
Jan 12, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
You Can Cut the Pressure in ‘Game Change’ with a Butter Knife You Can Cut the Pressure in ‘Game Change’ with a Butter Knife
Since my poker buddy John Heilemann was good enough to drop off a copy of his embargoed book,
Jan 12, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Feingold Fears “Lawless” Court Ruling on Corporate Campaigning Feingold Fears “Lawless” Court Ruling on Corporate Campaigning
The Supreme Court ruled this morning against restrictions on corporations' spending to influence election outcomes. On January 12, John Nichols filed the post below in anticipatio...
Jan 12, 2010 / John Nichols
Mark McGwire’s Pound of Flesh Mark McGwire’s Pound of Flesh
In the ten years Brian Williams has anchored the NBC Nightly News, he has never once launched a broadcast by lambasting a public figure. Henry Paulson after the economic collapse? ...
Jan 12, 2010 / Dave Zirin
On Reid and Racism On Reid and Racism
Joe Biden once remarked that Barack Obama was "clean" and "articulate." He is now Vice President. During the Democratic primaries Hillary Clinton invoked Rober...
Jan 11, 2010 / Melissa Harris-Perry