Fire Gates! Fire Gates!
It's time to fire Robert Gates. True, it was Obama who made the decision to escalate the war. And by all accounts, the president was comfortable with the decision he made, having...
Dec 4, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Letter From Kabul Letter From Kabul
A trip to Afghanistan reveals the extent of Washington's disconnect from the reality on the ground.
Dec 4, 2009 / Feature / Michael Shank
Blackwater’s Secret War Against Al Qaeda Blackwater’s Secret War Against Al Qaeda
Jeremy Scahill discusses Blackwater founder Erik Prince's secret involvement with CIA actions against Al Qaeda.
Dec 4, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
On the New York Senate Marriage Equality Vote On the New York Senate Marriage Equality Vote
On December 2, the New York Senate passionately debated marriage equality. It was a compelling display of legal, moral, and political reasoning. Compared with the anemic, corporate...
Dec 4, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan
How Obama's Afghan speech turned the Commander-in-Chief into the Commanded-and-Chief.
Dec 3, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
It’s NOT Such a Wonderful Life It’s NOT Such a Wonderful Life
Rep. Barney Frank is in the process of bringing a package of banking reform bills to the floor. Today represented a small victory as the House Financial Services Committee, chaired...
Dec 3, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
A Conspiracy, I Tell Ya… A Conspiracy, I Tell Ya…
Alter-reviews: John Fogerty and David Johansen, live and the big Miles Davis Columbia box
Dec 3, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Poll: Young People Back Obama, Disapprove of His Major Policies Poll: Young People Back Obama, Disapprove of His Major Policies
A new Harvard poll finds that President Obama is holding on to his strongest supporters, voters under 30, though they overwhelmingly oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan. Abo...
Dec 3, 2009 / Ari Melber
Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation
Is it possible to oppose the war in Afghanistan and still support the president? The Nation's Chris Hayes thinks so.
Dec 3, 2009 / Countdown
All Too Familiar on Afghanistan All Too Familiar on Afghanistan
The President talked about America's enduring values again at West Point Tuesday night, and then he laid them out, a whole lot of values one can only wish would endure a little les...
Dec 3, 2009 / Laura Flanders