Why Should We Listen to Simon Johnson? Why Should We Listen to Simon Johnson?
Simon Johnson, the former IMF economist has become the Lil Wayne of meltdown commentary. He's everywhere: This American Life, Fresh Air, TPM, etc. And I've found him incredibly pe...
Mar 10, 2009 / Chris Hayes
UBS: Washington’s Old Friend Is Now a Foe UBS: Washington’s Old Friend Is Now a Foe
After years of hiding US money in their Swiss offices, UBS faces a Senate committee made up of legislators under their payroll.
Mar 10, 2009 / American News Project
Michael Pollan Wants Your Help Michael Pollan Wants Your Help
The great food writer Michael Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire, the Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, has gained a passionate following by encouraging us to change ...
Mar 10, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
What Is the State of Feminism Today? What Is the State of Feminism Today?
Staceyann Chin, Linda Martin Alcoff and Jennifer Baumgardner discuss the politics of feminism today.
Mar 10, 2009 / GRITtv
Talking with the Taliban, Part II Talking with the Taliban, Part II
Vice President Biden, at NATO, had an interchange with reporters on the issue of talking to the Taliban. In it, he suggested -- citing Richard Holbrooke, the U.S. special envoy --...
Mar 10, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Roger Cohen Lights It Up at The Times Roger Cohen Lights It Up at The Times
As we know from Ryan Lizza's profile of Rahm Emanuel in The New Yorker, the Obama White House has been reading New York Times columnist Paul Krugman closely in recent weeks. One c...
Mar 10, 2009 / Eyal Press
Lakhdar Brahimi: Afghanistan’s Future Lakhdar Brahimi: Afghanistan’s Future
In an interview with The Nation, a veteran UN envoy assesses the Obama administration's evolving policies on Afghanistan and the role President Hamid Karzai might play.
Mar 9, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Barack Becomes ‘The Rock Obama’ Barack Becomes ‘The Rock Obama’
Ba 'Rock' Obama (played by Dwayne Johnson) regulates out-of-line Senate Republicans in this sketch out of Rahm Emanuel's daydream
Mar 9, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
Rush Limbaugh’s Michael Steele Trap Rush Limbaugh’s Michael Steele Trap
Steele, with some electroshock guidance from Limbaugh, gives an interview on the GOP's new strategy.
Mar 9, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
Be Utopian: Demand the Realistic Be Utopian: Demand the Realistic
Neoliberal capitalism is dead. But socialism isn't ready to take its place.
Mar 9, 2009 / Feature / Robert Pollin