Help End the Unconstitutional Military Commissions Help End the Unconstitutional Military Commissions
Military officials who have prosecuted and defended detainees explain why we cannot continue to deny Gitmo prisoners the rights they deserve.
Dec 12, 2008 / Brave New Films
Back to the Future for the RNC Back to the Future for the RNC
Republicans are trying to roll back the clock on campaign finance limits. Haven't they been paying attention?
Dec 12, 2008 / Feature / Laura MacCleery
Hard Times Without Studs Hard Times Without Studs
On Sunday, I went to a memorial for Studs Terkel, that human dynamo, our nation's greatest listener and talker, the one person I just couldn't imagine dying. After all, the man wr...
Dec 12, 2008 / TomDispatch
How Hedge Funds and Private Equity Hurt Us How Hedge Funds and Private Equity Hurt Us
College endowments and workers bear the brunt of hedge fund managers' gambles and private equity takeovers.
Dec 11, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Is the Auto Bailout Bill a Trap? Is the Auto Bailout Bill a Trap?
As my colleague John Nichols noted, the House passed the $15bn auto-bailout deal yesterday, with little Republican support. It now goes to the Senate where it's passage appears do...
Dec 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Labor Victory in Chicago Labor Victory in Chicago
When Barack Obama revealed after the election that he was reading a book on Franklin Roosevelt's first 100 days as president, the "new New Deal" discussion went into overdrive. Pr...
Dec 11, 2008 / John Nichols
Puzzle No. 3150 Puzzle No. 3150
ACROSS
1 Old magazines that display the things that might make your spine lose all sensation? (4,7)
Dec 11, 2008 / Frank W. Lewis
Sit-Down in Chicago Sit-Down in Chicago
The plight of striking electrical workers underscores the flaws in Paulson's bailout--and tests Obama's mettle.
Dec 11, 2008 / John Nichols
Scowcroft, Gates, Jones: Go Slow on Iraq Scowcroft, Gates, Jones: Go Slow on Iraq
When it comes to predictions about Obama's Iraq policy, we can discount the supercilious Rush Limbaugh, who "predicted in a speech last week that Democrats will back down from the...
Dec 11, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
House Backs Auto Bailout, But Will Senate GOP Kill It? House Backs Auto Bailout, But Will Senate GOP Kill It?
After months of dithering as factories closed and unemployment figures rose, on house of Congress has finally taken a step to shore up the real economy of the United States. By a ...
Dec 11, 2008 / John Nichols