Connecting the Dots on Torture Connecting the Dots on Torture
It's a been a while since I was a practicing logician in college, but let me see if I can lay this out. 1) Yesterday, AG designee Eric Holder said, without hesitation that water-...
Jan 16, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Sort of Slacker Friday Sort of Slacker Friday
We've got a new Think Again column called "Scarborough's Fare" here andmy new Nation column, "Gaza Agonistes" is here. You will not find many people with less sympathy for Sum...
Jan 16, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Obama and the Middle East, Part IV Obama and the Middle East, Part IV
This is the fourth of a five-part series on Barack Obama's Middle East. Part V, on Iran, will appear Monday. Chances are fair to middling that a ceasefire in Gaza, ending Israel'...
Jan 16, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
An Epoch Named! An Epoch Named!
Your submissions to the Name Our Epoch contest were awesome: The Age of Avarice, The Crassical Period, The Bling Bang, The New Steal. And the winner is....
Jan 16, 2009 / Feature / Chuck Collins and Sam Pizzigati
Now’s the Time for Congress to Demand Executive Accountability Now’s the Time for Congress to Demand Executive Accountability
The 111th Congress is already busy reviewing and confirming President-elect Barack Obama's Cabinet picks. The Senate intends to complete hearings for most if not all of the nomine...
Jan 16, 2009 / John Nichols
The Miracle on the Hudson The Miracle on the Hudson
I've hated flying ever since 1978, when the plane I was on was hijacked. Every time there is a plane disaster, as there was Thursday afternoon, I think of the innocent people on...
Jan 16, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Social Movements 2.0 Social Movements 2.0
The tension around the pros and cons of online organizing has spurred a healthy debate in the social movement community.
Jan 16, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher, Tim Costello, and Brendan Smith
It Was a Very Good Year… It Was a Very Good Year…
We've got a new Think Again column called "Scarborough's Fare" here and my new Nation column, "Gaza Agonistes" is here. I contributed to the Brennan Center's symposium on suggest...
Jan 15, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Jazz Is?: A Power Stronger Than Itself Jazz Is?: A Power Stronger Than Itself
A new book on the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians looks at jazz as a power stronger than itself.
Jan 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Franklin Bruno
Back Talk: Jill Lepore and Jane Kamensky Back Talk: Jill Lepore and Jane Kamensky
Jill Lepore and Jane Kamensky talk about how they wrote the occasionally racy historical novel Blindspot.
Jan 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood