Silence on Afghanistan: If Only it Were a Joke Silence on Afghanistan: If Only it Were a Joke
It's April Fool's day week and my inbox is full. My favorite prank posting so far comes from the London- based Guardian newspaper which announced (via Twitter): "Th...
Apr 2, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Huey Long: Death of a Demagogue Huey Long: Death of a Demagogue
Huey sleeps with the other kingfish.
Apr 2, 2009 / The Editors
Africa for the Africans: The Garvey Movement Africa for the Africans: The Garvey Movement
The movement for a Republic of Africa--run for and by black people--grows strong on the streets of Harlem.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / William Pickens
Nixon Resigns: A Type to Remember Nixon Resigns: A Type to Remember
The long national nightmare of Richard Nixon's political career is over.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Mark Harris
Kennedy-Nixon Debate: A Landmark? Kennedy-Nixon Debate: A Landmark?
It's hard to win a presidential debate when you look like Rudolf Hess. That's probably why Richard Nixon did much better against John F. Kennedy, among those who listened on the ra...
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Kenneth Rexroth
Watergate: The Measures to Be Taken Watergate: The Measures to Be Taken
Reflections on a 'Saturday Night Massacre'.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Carey McWilliams
Castillo’s Guatemala Castillo’s Guatemala
The US takes over Guatemala, as democracy slips over a banana peel.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / David Graham
Media Misses Mark on Truman’s Election Media Misses Mark on Truman’s Election
The only person in 1948 who thought Truman had a chance in 1948 was Harry, and even he wasn't all that convinced.
Apr 2, 2009 / The Editors
Netanyahu Blusters on Iran Netanyahu Blusters on Iran
The strategy of the new Israeli government is to avoid making a deal with the Palestinians by changing the subject. Instead of talking about Palestine, Prime Minister Bibi Netanya...
Apr 2, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
‘We Can’t Remake Afghanistan’ ‘We Can’t Remake Afghanistan’
Andrew Bacevich, author of The Limits of Power, weighs in on how President Obama failed to consider the containment option in Afghanistan.
Apr 1, 2009 / Feature / Russ Hoyle