The Silent Depression The Silent Depression
Among racial and ethnic minorities, a disproportionately high foreclosure rate is spreading to homeowners with prime loans.
Sep 25, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Huge Hurdles to Nuclear and Energy Reform Huge Hurdles to Nuclear and Energy Reform
At the UN this week, Barack Obama told the world to stop complaining about US hegemony and start working with Washington on big global problems. He should take his own advice.
Sep 25, 2009 / Barbara Crossette
Chris Wallace Goes Beck to the Future Chris Wallace Goes Beck to the Future
The headline out of Chris Wallace's tirade at President Obama for appearing on every Sunday talk show except his Fox News Sunday was that he called Obama's staff "the biggest ...
Sep 25, 2009 / Leslie Savan
Activists Build on Historic Israel Divestment Victory Activists Build on Historic Israel Divestment Victory
Hampshire Students for Justice in Palestine defy Dershowitz and plan first national campus Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions conference.
Sep 25, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
MoveOn Calls for Afghanistan Exit Strategy MoveOn Calls for Afghanistan Exit Strategy
The online activist group MoveOn.org, which experienced its mostexplosive growth when it emerged as a focal point for opposition to thewar in Iraq, has been criticized for failin...
Sep 25, 2009 / John Nichols
Glenn Beck’s Madness Mocked in Prime-Time Glenn Beck’s Madness Mocked in Prime-Time
The inevitable Glenn Beck impression makes its debut, complete with a trembling voice, blatant factual inaccuracies and Hitler salutes.
Sep 25, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
U of Cal Budget Protests Draw Thousands U of Cal Budget Protests Draw Thousands
Thursday was a "Day of Action" against draconian budget cuts at the University of California campuses, and thousands of people rallied in protest at all ten campuses. At...
Sep 25, 2009 / Jon Wiener
Iran Bombshell: US Reveals Secret Facility Iran Bombshell: US Reveals Secret Facility
It isn't clear why, exactly, the United States and its allies revealed today what they know about a secret uranium enrichment facility in Iran. The New York Times, which broke the...
Sep 25, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Senate-Pick Kirk ‘s Insurance, Drug-Industry “Conflicts” Senate-Pick Kirk ‘s Insurance, Drug-Industry “Conflicts”
On Friday, former Democratic National Committee chair Paul Kirk cleared what was probably his last legal hurdle to become the selected-not-elected "temporary senator" from Massach...
Sep 25, 2009 / John Nichols
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Wrapup: Our Think Again column is called "Falling for the Far Right'sACORN Agenda" and deals with the manner in which the MSM got rolled byright-wing re-working vis-a-vis ACORN....
Sep 25, 2009 / Eric Alterman