Increase the Stress or Downsize the Mission? Increase the Stress or Downsize the Mission?
According to the New York Times, suicides in the U.S. Army this January alone could total as many as 24. (For January 2008, the number was five.) If so, that would not only be th...
Feb 16, 2009 / TomDispatch
A New Turn in Latin America? A New Turn in Latin America?
Venezuela's Hugo Chávez is willing to engage in direct talks with President Obama. How will this effect US policy in the region?
Feb 16, 2009 / GRITtv
Power Shift 09 Power Shift 09
In two weeks students will lead the largest day of lobbying on climate change in US history.
Feb 16, 2009 / StudentNation / The Nation
Secret GOP Strategy Session Revealed Secret GOP Strategy Session Revealed
The Republicans on Capitol Hill celebrate their 'victory' in the stimulus fight and plot their next scheme: taking down the Obama girls.
Feb 16, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
Holbrooke, Blair Note Iran’s Afghan Role Holbrooke, Blair Note Iran’s Afghan Role
Richard Holbrooke, US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan, had nice words to say about Iran and its potential role in fixing Afghanistan, in a manner that the New York Times suggest...
Feb 16, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Recap of Last Week’s Action on the Hill A Recap of Last Week’s Action on the Hill
Courtesy of Greg Kaufmann: "There are three Republicans in the Senate who are writing this policy," Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio complained about the American Recovery and Reinv...
Feb 16, 2009 / Chris Hayes
One Congressman Who Gets It: Pete DeFazio One Congressman Who Gets It: Pete DeFazio
Who cast the most meaningful vote on the final version of the federal "stimulus" legislation? Here's a hint: It was not one of the Republican senators who extracted extreme compr...
Feb 15, 2009 / John Nichols
This Week’s Woman We Love to Hate This Week’s Woman We Love to Hate
Just in time for the Big Recession comes Nadya Suleman, the unemployed single mom with six kids under the age of seven plus a complete set of octuplets and no more sense than a ...
Feb 15, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
William Greider Responds William Greider Responds
William Greider defends his analysis of how Social Security is threatened by entitlement reformists.
Feb 14, 2009 / William Greider
Anatomy of a Stimulus Smear Anatomy of a Stimulus Smear
Keith Olbermann explores how Fox News, Rush Limbaugh and other right wingers managed to spread outright lies about the stimulus.
Feb 13, 2009 / Countdown