Poems about Poems: Why Not? Poems about Poems: Why Not?
Is there something wrong with writing poems about writing poems? And if so, what? My friend Richard Howard was the first person who told me he didn't approve of that subject, but ...
Aug 5, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Katha Pollitt
Conservatives are the Real Joker Conservatives are the Real Joker
SOCIALISM is the tag line of a bizarre new campaign against President Obama. The word "Socialism" appears across an image portraying President Obama as Heath Ledger's J...
Aug 5, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Orchestrated Intimidation: We Won’t Stand For It Orchestrated Intimidation: We Won’t Stand For It
Campus Progress has compiled a formidable Toolkit for In-District Action during the August recess.
Aug 4, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Money for Nothing Money for Nothing
Two new studies indicate that Wall Street's profits and bonuses are vastly disproportionate to the value the industry adds to the economy.
Aug 4, 2009 / Feature / Jeff Madrick
Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder Blackwater Founder Erik Prince Implicated in Murder
Sworn statements filed in federal court allege that Blackwater founder Erik Prince launched a “crusade” to eliminate Muslims and Islam.
Aug 4, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Billion-Dollar Mystery in Iraq Billion-Dollar Mystery in Iraq
A multi-billion dollar mystery is unfolding in Iraq, and it may reach to the highest levels of the Iraqi government. It involves what the New York Times calls an "extremist Shiit...
Aug 4, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Rep. Ryan’s Plan to Make Your Healthcare Worse Rep. Ryan’s Plan to Make Your Healthcare Worse
Last week, I co-hosted Carlos Watson's morning news program on MSNBC. In an interview with Paul Ryan, the Wisconsin Congressman was combativeas he wrongly dismissed Democratic pr...
Aug 4, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
If We Want Health Care We Have to Fight For It If We Want Health Care We Have to Fight For It
I come from a family of organizers (my dad and my brother), so I'm intimately familiar with just how much work good organizing is. I also have a lot of guilt about the fact I'm no...
Aug 4, 2009 / Chris Hayes
MSNBC & FOX: Posing Divided, United They Stand MSNBC & FOX: Posing Divided, United They Stand
There are days when one's reminded why one works in independent media. August 1st was one of those days, when the New York Times ran a front page media story th...
Aug 4, 2009 / Laura Flanders
The Paulsons’ Edifice Complex The Paulsons’ Edifice Complex
For Henry Paulson and his son Merritt, the taxpayers of Portland, Oregon, must look like geese with an infinite supply of golden eggs.
Aug 3, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin and Jules Boykoff