More On That Bogus “Terrorist” Plot in New York More On That Bogus “Terrorist” Plot in New York
That bogus "terrorist plot" in New York has fallen from the headlines, but its pernicious impact lingers on. My earlier piece on this story, written late last week, drew a lot of ...
May 25, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Feingold’s Constitutional Objection to ‘Prolonged Detention’ Feingold’s Constitutional Objection to ‘Prolonged Detention’
Barack Obama's speech last week at the National Archives, delivered with the Bill of Rights as a backdrop, eloquently expressed a president's faith that it is possible to keep the...
May 24, 2009 / John Nichols
Cheney vs. Obama: Banking on Fear Cheney vs. Obama: Banking on Fear
As rational, soaring, and adult-ready as Barack Obama's speech before the shrine of the Constitution in the National Archives was--and, in contrast, as full of retreaded lies as Di...
May 22, 2009 / Leslie Savan
The First Great Constitutional Debate of the 21st Century The First Great Constitutional Debate of the 21st Century
Barack Obama and Dick Cheney are squaring off in a grand debate about the character and the content of the American experiment. Unfortunately, the U.S. news media, and much of th...
May 22, 2009 / John Nichols
$1 Trillion and Counting… $1 Trillion and Counting…
The $1 trillion we have spent on war since 9/11 has placed enormous stress on our recession-struck economy.
May 22, 2009 / Feature / Jo Comerford
Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle Cheney vs. Obama: The No-So-Epic Battle
Jon Stewart surveys the coverage and content of President Obama's and Dick Cheney's concurrent national security speeches.
May 22, 2009 / The Daily Show
Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left Rep. Donna Edwards: Why Obama Needs Tough Love from the Left
Rep. Donna Edwards discusses the important role progressives should play in influencing the Obama presidency.
May 22, 2009 / The Nation Video
A Call For Universal Voter Registration A Call For Universal Voter Registration
This is the third in a series of posts concerned with just democracy.The first was an overview of the current state of our electoral system;the second a look at the prospects for...
May 22, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot Yet Another Bogus ‘Terror’ Plot
By the now, it's maddeningly familiar. A scary terrorist plot is announced. Then it's revealed that the suspects are a hapless bunch of ne'er-do-wells or run-of-the-mill thugs wit...
May 22, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl New Orleans’s Not-So-Super Bowl
Millions will be spent to bring the biggest event in sports to the Superdome, while the victims of Hurricane Katrina remain on the sidelines.
May 21, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin