Harvard Strike 40th Anniversary Harvard Strike 40th Anniversary
This spring is the 40th anniversary of the Harvard strike, one of the iconic moments of 1960s student protest, but -- strangely -- the only notice thus far has been in the "Op...
May 18, 2009 / Jon Wiener
This Week on the Hill This Week on the Hill
From Greg Kaufmann: Before Congress can leave town for a week-long Memorial Day recess, members will take up credit card reform, the war supplemental, energy and climate change ...
May 18, 2009 / Chris Hayes
What Was I Fighting For? What Was I Fighting For?
I witnessed firsthand the ineffectiveness of US military strategy in Afghanistan. We need a clear mission, an exit strategy and a commitment to diplomacy.
May 18, 2009 / Rick Reyes
The Most Important Number on Earth The Most Important Number on Earth
Bill McKibben, Noam Chomsky and Terry Tempest Williams discuss the urgent need reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide to 350 parts per million.
May 18, 2009 / OntheEarthProduction
The Madisonian Impulse Behind Antitrust Law The Madisonian Impulse Behind Antitrust Law
In the last two weeks, there have been two big stories about antitrust law in the New York Times, and one in the Wall Street Journal. As the Wall Street Journal's blog just recomme...
May 18, 2009 / Zephyr Teachout
Bush to Cheney: Be More Like Biden Bush to Cheney: Be More Like Biden
Dick Cheney gets a presidential reprimand for being on TV more than the ShamWow guy.
May 18, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
In India Election, Moderation Rules In India Election, Moderation Rules
Defying expectations and boosting hopes for stability, Indian voters rejected extremism and caste divisions, to give a decisive victory to Congress Party moderates.
May 17, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Auto Bailout Blues: Spin, Lies and Layoffs Auto Bailout Blues: Spin, Lies and Layoffs
The madness of the approach adopted by the Johnson and Nixon administrations to war in Vietnam was summed up by the American major who said after the destruction of the Vietnamese...
May 16, 2009 / John Nichols
The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss The Cure for Layoffs: Fire the Boss
Workers in the United States and Europe are beginning to ask the same question as their Latin American counterparts: why do we have to get fired?
May 15, 2009 / Feature / Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis
Mary Ann Glendon’s Deliberate Insult Mary Ann Glendon’s Deliberate Insult
President Obama heads to Notre Dame on Sunday to receive an honorarydegree and deliver the commencement address. Conservative Catholicshave opposed the university's awarding of a ...
May 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel