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
The Revolution Will Be Google-Mapped The Revolution Will Be Google-Mapped
A new Google map of national student activism harnesses the power of the web in hopes of connecting youth from coast to coast.
Dec 1, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation