Torturing Binyam Mohamed Torturing Binyam Mohamed
How America in the Bush years was so vicious and stupid that it managed to take my freedom of speech and turn it into someone else's living hell.
Feb 23, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Ehrenreich
As GM Goes, So Goes… As GM Goes, So Goes…
As I read "Tough Times in Troubled Towns," today's third installment of Nick Turse's Tough Times series, this one on the nationwide meltdown of America's most vulnerable ...
Feb 23, 2009 / TomDispatch
Slumdog Subtext Slumdog Subtext
Slumdog Millionaire has captivated global audiences, but in India, it strikes a different nerve--as a tale of personal recompense and revenge by a young Muslim victim of Hindu pers...
Feb 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barbara Crossette
What Will New York Do? What Will New York Do?
Now that thirty years of deregulation and tax cuts for the wealthy have failed so spectacularly, creating an economic catastrophe in its wake, the American people are beginning to...
Feb 23, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week On The Hill This Week On The Hill
From Greg Kaufmann: As a native Washingtonian, and one of the city's 600,000 current residents, for me this week is all about DC Voting Rights. We know that passing the bill tha...
Feb 23, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Are We a Nation of Cowards When It Comes to Race? Are We a Nation of Cowards When It Comes to Race?
Attorney General Eric Holder recently said we remain 'a nation of cowards' on race. Is he right? Manning Marable, JLove Calderon and others weigh in.
Feb 23, 2009 / GRITtv
Afghan-Pakistan War Council Afghan-Pakistan War Council
Team Obama will be holding a war council of sorts this week, as top Pakistani and Afghan officials come to Washington as part of Obama's ongoing review of the conflict. Pakistan's...
Feb 23, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Win for Sean Penn A Win for Sean Penn
As was only appropriate considering the political content of the film "Milk," this writer was campaigning for Sean Penn in the Oscar race. Penn won. And the actor pulled no punc...
Feb 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Watch Out for Stimulus Profiteers Watch Out for Stimulus Profiteers
As we rebuild America's aging infrastructure, let's make sure taxpayer money goes to those who need it and doesn't line the pockets of those who knew how to play the game.
Feb 21, 2009 / Feature / Anthony Shorris
Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice Nationalize Failing Banks? Think Twice
Short-term nationalization of failed banks is gaining support--but without stringent safeguards, new rounds of pathology are inevitable.
Feb 21, 2009 / Feature / Thomas Ferguson and Robert Johnson