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
After the Summit Ends After the Summit Ends
It's Jobs Summit Day at the White House, and here's hoping it creates real momentum for a bold jobs bill that the people of this nation desperately need.
Dec 3, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Fights to Block Bernanke Confirmation Bernie Sanders Fights to Block Bernanke Confirmation
When the U.S. economy melted down on former President Bush's watch, it was a sobering moment. Unfortunately, Ben Bernanke was not willing to sober up. Instead of rejecting the f...
Dec 3, 2009 / John Nichols
Containing Welles Containing Welles
Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, Jason Reitman's Up in the Air and Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces.
Dec 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Sometimes a Small Redemption: On Ludmilla Petrushevskaya Sometimes a Small Redemption: On Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
For Ludmilla Petrushevskaya, the fantastical is always found in the startling, dark and unfathomable episodes of daily life.
Dec 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Alexandra Schwartz
Like Lives: On Lorrie Moore Like Lives: On Lorrie Moore
A 9/11 story modeled on Jane Eyre, A Gate at the Stairs is Lorrie Moore's most ambitious novel, and her slipperiest work to date.
Dec 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / David Wallace-Wells
Noted. Noted.
Rick Warren's homosexuality double standard; UCLA students versus tuition hikes; a preview of upcoming Copenhagen coverage.
Dec 2, 2009 / The Editors
Confronting the Globalcrat Confronting the Globalcrat
Globalization advocates must realize that they're dealing with a new world.
Dec 2, 2009 / Greg Palast
Climate Fog Climate Fog
Congress is finally ready to address climate change--but the American public seems headed in the opposite direction.
Dec 2, 2009 / Chris Hayes