The Best Argument for the Afghan War – and What’s Wrong with It The Best Argument for the Afghan War – and What’s Wrong with It
For those of us on the left, the best argument in favor of the Afghan war is not Obama's claim that we need to stop Al Qaeda from returning to its bases in Afghanistan. Al Qaeda d...
Dec 18, 2009 / Jon Wiener
ICE Agents’ Ruse Operations ICE Agents’ Ruse Operations
ICE agents regularly impersonate civilians--OSHA inspectors, insurance agents, religious workers--in order to arrest longtime US residents who have no criminal history.
Dec 18, 2009 / Feature / Jacqueline Stevens
Axelrod Walks Back Insanity Defense on WH Blogger Call Axelrod Walks Back Insanity Defense on WH Blogger Call
The White House swiftly organized a blogger conference call on Thursday evening to rally support for health care reform, in a bid to stem fallout from progressives over recent comp...
Dec 17, 2009 / Ari Melber
Congress Launches Investigation into Taliban Payola Congress Launches Investigation into Taliban Payola
Aram Roston's November Nation exposé, "How the U.S. Funds the Taliban," has been fast picking up steam on Capitol Hill. In the article, supported by the Investigat...
Dec 17, 2009 / Esther Kaplan
Obama to Meet With Chinese Premier Wen Obama to Meet With Chinese Premier Wen
President Obama and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will meet within hours in Copenhagen to try to break the deadlock.
Dec 17, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
Video: Leaked Documents Amp Up Pressure Video: Leaked Documents Amp Up Pressure
A newly leaked internal document from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change is about to add a new source of pressure to the Copenhagen talks, says Naomi Klein.
Dec 17, 2009 / Emily Douglas
Breaking: Bill Clinton Warns of “Colossal Blunder” on HCR Breaking: Bill Clinton Warns of “Colossal Blunder” on HCR
Former President Bill Clinton reengaged the health care debate on Thursday afternoon, amidst mounting progressive criticism of compromises in the Senate, saying that abandoning hea...
Dec 17, 2009 / Ari Melber
Breaking news from COP15 Breaking news from COP15
Leaked document predicts that current emissions reduction targets inadequate to keep global temperature rise below 3°C.
Dec 17, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
The Alter-Review Gift Giving Guide The Alter-Review Gift Giving Guide
I've got a new "Think Again" column called "How to Control Health Care Costs, Conservative Style," about what happened when Bush and the Republicans tried to "reform" and it's he...
Dec 17, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Healthcare’s Defining Moment Healthcare’s Defining Moment
Like so many progressives who have fought for a public option plan which privileges the all-American principles of choice and competition, I am both heartbroken and outraged as Joe...
Dec 17, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel