Recall Lieberman (If Only We Could) Recall Lieberman (If Only We Could)
Democrats have had more than enough of Joe Lieberman and his antics, including in his home state. "No one should hold health care hostage, including Joe Lieberman, and I'll s...
Dec 16, 2009 / Ari Berman
Bad News Deserves Bad Verse. Bad News Deserves Bad Verse.
It's holiday season. And besides I've been feeling too grumpy to take the news "straight." So I came up for a ditty for today. You're welcome to send me yours. Here goes...
Dec 16, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Dr. Howard Dean: Scrap Reid’s Compromise Dr. Howard Dean: Scrap Reid’s Compromise
Dr. Howard Dean has a prescription for health-care reform: Scrap the ridiculously compromised Senate bill -- from which Majority Leader Harry Reid has, under pressure from Connec...
Dec 16, 2009 / John Nichols
Audiocast: A Conversation with ‘Humanity’s Avenger’ Audiocast: A Conversation with ‘Humanity’s Avenger’
Listen to an audiocast of remarks by "humanity's avenger," Luis Moreno-Ocampo, first prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.
Dec 15, 2009 / The Nation
What is cap and trade? What is cap and trade?
An explanation of market-based solutions to climate change by Carbon Trade Watch's Oscar Reyes.
Dec 15, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Naomi Klein: US Politicians, Don’t Come to Copenhagen Naomi Klein: US Politicians, Don’t Come to Copenhagen
The climate talks are heading into their final three days, and Naomi Klein worries that US politicians have run out of time to broker the deal that's needed.
Dec 15, 2009 / Katherine Goldstein
What I’d Like to Say to Lieberman What I’d Like to Say to Lieberman
Everyone has something to say about Joe Lieberman, something to say to Joe Lieberman, and something they'd say if they were Joe Lieberman.
Dec 15, 2009 / MSNBC
“It’s a massacre.” “It’s a massacre.”
An update on deforestation negotiations at COP15
Dec 15, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman
Banks Nudged, Not Forced, to Lend Banks Nudged, Not Forced, to Lend
The White House's latest attempt to persuade the big banks to lend as a boost to the economy is like kabuki theater, Christopher Hayes argues.
Dec 15, 2009 / MSNBC
A Sucker-Punched Harry Reid Throws in the Towel on Real Reform A Sucker-Punched Harry Reid Throws in the Towel on Real Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is, famously, an ex-boxer. Put an emphasis on "ex." As the health-care debate made its way to the Senate, the chamber's top Democrat refused to...
Dec 15, 2009 / John Nichols