The “No BAILOUTS Act” The “No BAILOUTS Act”
There is nothing more frustrating than listening to defenders of fundamentally flawed bailout plan that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and top Democratic and Republican leaders failed...
Sep 30, 2008 / John Nichols
House Progressives Propose Bailout Alternative House Progressives Propose Bailout Alternative
A number of house progressives who voted against yesterday's bailoutbill, including Pete DeFazio, Donna Edwards and Marcy Kaptur, have justheld a press conference unveiling their...
Sep 30, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Deflation on the Horizon Deflation on the Horizon
If everyday life is hit by a deflationary wave, it will bring extreme hardship to millions.
Sep 30, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Syria-Lebanon Gets Hot Syria-Lebanon Gets Hot
Just when you thought that the Middle East couldn't support yet another crisis -- after all, there's Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan-Pakistan, and throw in Georgia, too -- the Syria-Leban...
Sep 30, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Thank you, Katie Couric Thank you, Katie Couric
It took a woman to expose Palin. CBS News' Katie Couric's empathetic interviewing style and smart (but not tough) questioning fully and finally exposed that vice-presidential no...
Sep 30, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bailout, Shmailout Bailout, Shmailout
Congresswoman Kang re-emerges on Capitol Hill in time to put her two cents in on the economic crisis. Paulson takes a knee, and Lacy Mills goes off the rez--way off.
Sep 30, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
A Congress That Can Say “No!” A Congress That Can Say “No!”
Texas Congressman Lloyd Doggett, one of the few members of the US House with a steady track record of keeping his head at chaotic moments, was not impressed by the fact that the B...
Sep 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Will Letterman and Saturday Night Live Help Defeat McCain? Will Letterman and Saturday Night Live Help Defeat McCain?
If Letterman and Saturday Night Live continue to cast McCain as a liar, it could have a devastating impact.
Sep 29, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adam Howard
Justice Delayed and Denied at Guantanámo Justice Delayed and Denied at Guantanámo
The Supreme Court's ruling in Boumediene v. Bush affirmed prisoners' right to habeas corpus, but the government is stalling; and such delays may keep detainees imprisoned indefinit...
John Kerry: McCain’s Interrupting Bailout Negotiations to Save John Kerry: McCain’s Interrupting Bailout Negotiations to Save
John Kerry takes McCain to task for playing politics with our nation's crumbling economy. If only he had been this bold four years ago!
Sep 29, 2008 / YouTube