Money Talks for Blackwater in Iraq Money Talks for Blackwater in Iraq
The Nation's Jeremy Scahill on the revelation that Blackwater bribed local Iraqis following the Nisour Square massacre.
Nov 11, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show
Harry Reid Gets It: The Issue is Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! Harry Reid Gets It: The Issue is Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
While most of official Washington was all hot and bothered about health care reform last week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was paying attention to a far more serious concern...
Nov 11, 2009 / John Nichols
Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount Gorbachev’s Sermon on the Mount
"Blessed are the peacemakers" certainly applies to Mikhail Gorbachev, a man not honored enough for the example he set.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Drone Race to a Known Future Drone Race to a Known Future
Armed drone aircraft in Afghanistan and Pakistan are only the latest wonder weapon to promise us the world.
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraqi Officials Blackwater Attempted to Bribe Iraqi Officials
Top Blackwater staff authorized attempted bribes of Iraqi officials in the wake of the 2007 Nisour Square massacre, the New York Times has reported.
Nov 10, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Turn Back the Assault on Women’s Rights Turn Back the Assault on Women’s Rights
The House of Representatives voted yesterday to pass its health care reform bill (HR 3962) only after approving an amendment introduced by Rep. Bart Stupak that would prohibit any...
Nov 10, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Legislation Watch: A Nation of Immigrants Legislation Watch: A Nation of Immigrants
For the first time, family reunification for same-sex binational couples is being included in broader immigration reform.
Nov 10, 2009 / Greg Kaufmann
Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After Letter From Berlin: Twenty Years After
The commemorations marking the fall of the Wall were joyous. But divisions still plague unified Germany.
Nov 10, 2009 / Feature / Paul Hockenos
LA Clippers Owner Pays Out for Race-Based Housing Discrimination LA Clippers Owner Pays Out for Race-Based Housing Discrimination
Donald Sterling was just obligated to pay out the largest settlement ever obtained by the government in a housing discrimination case involving apartment rentals.
Nov 10, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry Call Joe Lieberman’s Bluff; Have a Real Inquiry
Following the horrific shootings at the Fort Hood army base in Texas, Connecticut Senator Lieberman pulled a thread from the right-wing blogosphere and called for a congressional ...
Nov 10, 2009 / John Nichols