Contractors Watching Contractors Contractors Watching Contractors
The Special Inspector General for Afghanistan has hired a firm with ties to a powerful ex-Republican congressman to help prepare oversight reports on other corporations.
Dec 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
A Modest Proposal to Save the States A Modest Proposal to Save the States
We all know states are hemorrhaging jobs, gutting services and even facing bankruptcy in some cases. More layoffs loom on the horizon.
Dec 10, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Practical Peace Advocate on Obama’s Nobel Speech A Practical Peace Advocate on Obama’s Nobel Speech
The Obama speech was about what I expected: on the one hand/on the other hand, I reject false choices, needle-threading "pragmatism." I have to say I find this rhetorical...
Dec 10, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Stop Usury Now Stop Usury Now
If ten percent is good enough for God, it should be enough for the bankers.
Dec 10, 2009 / William Greider
The Krugman Blues The Krugman Blues
I've got a new Think Again column called "Conservatives Turn to CNBC andthe WSJ for Stimulating Propaganda" and you can find it here Also, I did a post for the Daily...
Dec 10, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Yes, Regulators Can Stop Foreclosures Yes, Regulators Can Stop Foreclosures
Government regulators could insist that mortgage lenders take significant steps to stem the foreclosure crisis--but so far they've refused to.
Dec 10, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Pregnant, in Prison and Denied Care Pregnant, in Prison and Denied Care
Incarcerated women have achieved a string of victories against inhumane treatment in childbirth. But what about access to healthcare for all pregnant women in prison, not just thos...
Dec 10, 2009 / Feature / Rachel Roth
Palin’s Climate Change Conspiracy Palin’s Climate Change Conspiracy
The Nation's Chris Hayes debunks the latest Sarah Palin op-ed which tries to give voice to the far right's absurd climate change lies.
Dec 10, 2009 / Countdown
Obama’s Gets Nobel “A Little Early” And With A Clear Challenge Obama’s Gets Nobel “A Little Early” And With A Clear Challenge
President Obama delivered an exceptionally well-reasoned and appropriately humble address accepting a Nobel Prize for Peace that, in the words of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, was ...
Dec 10, 2009 / John Nichols
What You Need to Know About “Climategate” What You Need to Know About “Climategate”
A round-up of articles and blogs about the hacked emails and the climate change deniers who love them.
Dec 10, 2009 / Robert S. Eshelman