So It Goes With Wall Street Titan John A. Thain So It Goes With Wall Street Titan John A. Thain

They all said he was a genius. They were wrong.

Jan 28, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Puzzle No. 3156 Puzzle No. 3156

ACROSS

 1 Accompanying the little devil, you get everything together--and can't be blamed this way! (4,8)

Jan 28, 2009 / Frank W. Lewis

Iraq’s Election: What to Watch For Iraq’s Election: What to Watch For

The following is an election guide to Saturday's provincial elections in Iraq. Tomorrow and Friday I will report on interviews with two spokesmen for opposing sides of the vote. ...

Jan 28, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss

On War Crimes, Do We Have a Responsibility to Act? On War Crimes, Do We Have a Responsibility to Act?

If Israel in Gaza and the United States, through its use of torture in Iraq, have committed war crimes, what can be done?

Jan 28, 2009 / GRITtv

Maddow Grills Blago Maddow Grills Blago

Impeached Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tries to avoid admitting he tried to influence the editorial board of the Chicago Tribune.

Jan 28, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show

Disclosure Time Disclosure Time

Since the White House made it official today, I wanted to note as a matter of full disclosure that my wife Kate Shaw is now an attorney in the Office of the White House Counsel. O...

Jan 28, 2009 / Chris Hayes

A Vote Means Dignity A Vote Means Dignity

In 2007, the 600,000 disenfranchised residents of Washington, DC werejust three votes shy of overcoming aRepublican filibuster and passing legislation to givethem a voting repres...

Jan 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Labor Should Press Gillibrand On Trade Policy Labor Should Press Gillibrand On Trade Policy

Newly-minted New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is engaged in a political and ideological charm offensive -- moving left from the centrist (and in some cases Republican-lite) pos...

Jan 28, 2009 / John Nichols

Obama’s Better Bailout Obama’s Better Bailout

He's off to a good start, but it's up to ordinary people who are hurting in this economy, to make sure Obama bailout benefits them and not the power players.

Jan 28, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer

CIW to Crist: End Slavery CIW to Crist: End Slavery

At The Nation we've written a lot about the Coalition of Immokalee Workers. The CIW is a worker's organization comprised chiefly of Latino, Haitian and Mayan Indian immigrants who...

Jan 28, 2009 / Peter Rothberg