If Only They Could All Vote If Only They Could All Vote
The outcome of the presidential race -- as well as the resolution of the economic crisis -- will have major implications around the world. So the Economist magazine has decided to...
Oct 1, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Katie Couric Interviews Palin on Media, Abortion and More Katie Couric Interviews Palin on Media, Abortion and More
Sarah Palin seems a little bit more coherent in her most recent Katie Couric interview but she still doesn't make a lot of sense.
Oct 1, 2008 / CBS
Ohio Election Activists Fight GOP Dirty Tricks Ohio Election Activists Fight GOP Dirty Tricks
A surge of first-time voters and dirty tricks by GOP operatives have mobilized citizen activists to prevent another stolen election in Ohio.
Oct 1, 2008 / Feature / Harvey Wasserman and Bob Fitrakis
Olmert:: The End of Greater Israel Olmert:: The End of Greater Israel
Okay, we all wish outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Olmert had said this stuff during his time in office. Still, it's stunning. Here are the direct quotes, via the Israeli newspaper...
Oct 1, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Sanders on Bailout: “Let Paulson and His Friends Pay For It.” Sanders on Bailout: “Let Paulson and His Friends Pay For It.”
The Senate will vote this evening on some version of Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson's proposal to bail out bad bankers with a massive infusion of taxpayer dollars into the nation...
Oct 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Bail out Taxpayers First Bail out Taxpayers First
Fear-mongering pundits and pols question the patriotism of lawmakers and taxpayers who oppose the bailout. They've got it all wrong.
Oct 1, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Day Chicken Little Croaked? The Day Chicken Little Croaked?
"You have nothing to fear but fear itself." Hearing those words from Franklin Delano Roosevelt quoted again today, they rang true in a whole new way. The fear is out ther...
Oct 1, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Bailing on Poverty and Ordinary Americans Bailing on Poverty and Ordinary Americans
At a moment when the media is focused on the drama surrounding the failed bailout legislation, too little attention is being paid to the real struggles of ordinary people and the ...
Sep 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Main Street Marches on Wall Street Main Street Marches on Wall Street
As economic turmoil continues over the proposed bailout plan, activists put pressure on Congress.
Sep 30, 2008 / Feature / Lucas Mann
End of Iraq’s Awakening? End of Iraq’s Awakening?
A new and growing Sunni resistance movement in Iraq could shatter the false sense of post-surge calm--and it might get Russian support.
Sep 30, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss