Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
I've got a new "Think Again" column called "A Climate of Conspiracy," which deals with the tendency of contemporary conservativesto treat everything they don't ...
Dec 4, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Change Comes to BarackObama.com Change Comes to BarackObama.com
An Internet strategist for President Bush's reelection campaign and one of the few new media leaders for the GOP, Patrick Ruffini, cut a video Friday analyzing some new recruitment...
Dec 4, 2009 / Ari Melber
Sherrod Brown Shames Republicans Who Wanted to Shame Democrats Sherrod Brown Shames Republicans Who Wanted to Shame Democrats
Regal Republicans Senators who willingly accept government pay, government staff and government-organized and funded health care benefits are so sure that Americans would not want...
Dec 4, 2009 / John Nichols
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