Senator Al Franken Senator Al Franken
The last legal and political barriers to Al Franken taking his seat as the junion senator from Minnesota crumbled Tuesday, as Republican incumbent Norm Coleman finally conceded th...
Jun 30, 2009 / John Nichols
Sanford’s Telltale Heart Exposes GOP’s Money/Honey Problem Sanford’s Telltale Heart Exposes GOP’s Money/Honey Problem
When Governor Mark Sanford was merely thought to be clearing his mind on the Appalachian Trial on Naked Hiking Day and all the nanny-state fuss-budgets and media finger-pointers we...
Jun 30, 2009 / Leslie Savan
Democracy Derailed in Honduras Democracy Derailed in Honduras
The military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya has drawn strong condemnation from President Obama and the world. But will the US government offer its unconditional support f...
Jun 30, 2009 / Feature / Greg Grandin
Is Americans for Financial Reform a “Waste of Time?” Is Americans for Financial Reform a “Waste of Time?”
In this week's Capitolism column I spotlight a new coalition of various progressive groups called Americans for Financial Reform. The idea is to be for the upcoming fight over fin...
Jun 30, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Ahmadinejad Meets O.J. Ahmadinejad Meets O.J.
In a distinctly Orwellian turn of events, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ("Mr. Sixty-Three Percent") has pledged to investigate the death of Neda Agha-Soltan. It reminds me ...
Jun 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Little to Celebrate in Iraq Little to Celebrate in Iraq
There's little to celebrate about the US pullback in Iraq. More than six years after the US invasion, Iraq is shattered. Hundreds of thousands of Iraqis are dead -- far more, inc...
Jun 30, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America
The military coup in Honduras puts pressure on the president to break sharply with past American policies or risk losing remains of Latin America's goodwill.
Jun 30, 2009 / Tom Hayden
With Mercy for the Greedy With Mercy for the Greedy
Why do Frederick Seidel's champions consistently transform his weaknesses into virtues?
Jun 30, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Ange Mlinko
Alex Sanchez’s Arrest Alex Sanchez’s Arrest
The indictment of Alex Sanchez, a revered gangbanger-turned-peacemaker, raises doubts about the LAPD and whether it should be released from a federal court order.
Jun 30, 2009 / Feature / Tom Hayden
Sex, Hypocrisy & Governor Sanford Sex, Hypocrisy & Governor Sanford
Before we push the story about Governor Mark Sanford's "hiking the Appalachian Trail" (i.e. seeing his lover in Buenos Aires) entirely out of mind, I'd like to call atten...
Jun 29, 2009 / Eyal Press