The New Truth-Teller The New Truth-Teller
In naming Phil Angelides as chair of the new Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, Congress has picked an aggressive, visionary reformer.
Jul 20, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
Jon Stewart Slams Sotomayor Hearings Jon Stewart Slams Sotomayor Hearings
A salute to the utter ridiculousness of GOP Senator Lindsay Graham of South Carolina.
Jul 20, 2009 / The Daily Show
Whitey on the Moon Whitey on the Moon
Thanks to Liliana Segura for reminding me of the great singer Gil Scott-Heron’s take on Neil Armstrong’s historic moon landing forty years ago today. Scott-Heron recor…
Jul 20, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
No More Excuses, Mr. President No More Excuses, Mr. President
President Obama brought the house down at the NAACP centennial celebration with yet another stirring speech on race. But if his deeds don't begin to match his words, he's going to ...
Jul 20, 2009 / Adam Howard
Slacker Monday Slacker Monday
Wrap-up: I've got a new Think Again column called "The end ofLocal reporting," here. For the Daily Beast this week, I did a piece on "Cheney's ShadowGovernment" here and "Sonia...
Jul 20, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Eric Cantor’s Cant Eric Cantor’s Cant
Eric Cantor may be a GOP rising star, but he sure is a hypocrite.
Jul 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Federal Judge Weakens Oversight of LAPD Federal Judge Weakens Oversight of LAPD
Newly implemented reforms don't do enough to reverse a massive increase in the frisking of minority youths in the Los Angeles community.
Jul 19, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Honoring Natalia Estemirova Honoring Natalia Estemirova
A tribute to a top human rights activist murdered in the troubled Russian republic of Chechnya.
Jul 18, 2009 / Human Rights Watch
Everybody Knows Walter Cronkite Everybody Knows Walter Cronkite
The late, legendary broadcaster shares his prescient impressions of the state of national media in America.
Jul 18, 2009 / The Nation
Walter Cronkite: Definitional Journalist Saw Big Media’s Flaws Walter Cronkite: Definitional Journalist Saw Big Media’s Flaws
Walter Cronkite was the the most serious of serious journalists. The former CBS anchorman cared not just about the next story but about the future of reporting in a country where...
Jul 17, 2009 / John Nichols