The Day the Earth Still Stood The Day the Earth Still Stood
Inauguration day! Gazillions of Americans descended on Washington. The rest of us were watching on TV or checking out streaming video on our computers. No one was paying attenti...
Jan 20, 2009 / TomDispatch
How the Bailout Fails Community Banks How the Bailout Fails Community Banks
The government has not taken fleeing depositors into account and, as a result, small banks and their surrounding communities will suffer.
Jan 20, 2009 / American News Project
Obama and the Middle East, Part V Obama and the Middle East, Part V
This is the last of a five-part series on Obama's Middle East. Parts I-IV dealt with the war on terrorism, Afghanistan, Iraq, and the Israel-Palestine conflict. The first thing t...
Jan 20, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Ten Questions for a New President Ten Questions for a New President
An unprecedented grassroots campaign swept Barack Obama into office. Now that he's President, what's at stake?
Jan 20, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
The Work Has Begun The Work Has Begun
On a cool and bright Inaugural Day in Washington, the change an extraordinary leader has promised is beginning to be felt.
Jan 20, 2009 / Feature / Victor Navasky
Slide Show: Historic Moments From Inauguration Day Slide Show: Historic Moments From Inauguration Day
Jan 20, 2009 / Photo Essay / The Nation
A Commander-in-Chief Elected to End a War A Commander-in-Chief Elected to End a War
Barack Obama's presidency will be recorded in the history books as having begun on January 20, 2009, in Washington, D.C. In fact, it began on another, colder January night in Du...
Jan 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Vindication of Thomas Paine Obama’s Vindication of Thomas Paine
"I stand here today as hopeful as ever that the United States ofAmerica will endure, that it will prevail, that the dream of ourfounders will live on in our time." Barack Obama, ...
Jan 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Tone and Challenge in the Obama Era Tone and Challenge in the Obama Era
"Never in our national history has there been so dramatic acoincidence as this simultaneous transfer of power and the complete collapse of a system and of a philosophy." Resonan...
Jan 20, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dick Cheney: The Final Interview Dick Cheney: The Final Interview
Dick Cheney says his farewells and, as per usual, makes no apologies for his tenure in office.
Jan 19, 2009 / Saturday Night Live