Heathcare Finally Hits the Senate Floor Heathcare Finally Hits the Senate Floor
The Nation's John Nichols and others speculate about what the Senate healthcare bill will ultimately look like and if it can be more progressive than the House's.
Dec 2, 2009 / GRITtv
Exit: 2011? Exit: 2011?
Is he lying to us? When President Obama talks about withdrawing US forces from Afghanistan in July, 2011, does he mean it? Or is that a clever ruse in order to blunt criticism fro...
Dec 2, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
In a Big-Issue Week, Joblessness Remains the Biggest Issue In a Big-Issue Week, Joblessness Remains the Biggest Issue
The official unemployment rate of 10.2 percent is the worst in a quarter century. The real unemployment rate of 17.5 percent -- the Department of Labor figure that includes the ...
Dec 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Afghanistan: Here We Go Again Afghanistan: Here We Go Again
Thanks to the political opportunism of the current Commander-in-Chief, the Afghanistan war is still without end or logical purpose.
Dec 2, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Psalm 137 Psalm 137
I was in a pew at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, Illinois, on September 16, 2001. Although I was never a member of this now infamous congregation, I did attend Trinit...
Dec 2, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation Obama Announces Afghanistan Escalation
The expediency of Obama's Afghanistan decision was transparent. Satisfy the generals by sending 30,000 more troops. Satisfy the public with a timeline for beginning withdrawals of ...
Dec 2, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
From Grant Park to Afghanistan: Obama’s Defining Moment From Grant Park to Afghanistan: Obama’s Defining Moment
When Barack Obama gave his victory speech on election night last November, he picked Chicago's Grant Park – the legendary site of the battle between anti-war demonstrators an...
Dec 2, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Obama Has Spoken; Now, Let’s Have a Debate Obama Has Spoken; Now, Let’s Have a Debate
President Obama delivered a carefully-constructed and nuanced call Tuesday night for the extension of the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan. Obama came to the wrong conclusion about ...
Dec 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Not Just Jobs Needed Now Not Just Jobs Needed Now
In advance of the president's jobs summit, economist Paul Krugman is finally calling for government job-creation. "It's time for at least a small-scale version of the New Dea...
Dec 1, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Will Cheney Really Run for President? Will Cheney Really Run for President?
The Nation's Chris Hayes explains why a Dick Cheney run for the presidency in 2012 is pretty much inconceivable.
Dec 1, 2009 / MSNBC