Hip Hop Star Nas Slams Fox News Hip Hop Star Nas Slams Fox News
The politically conscious rapper helps deliver over 620,000 petitions calling on Fox to end its racist coverage of the Obamas.
Jul 24, 2008 / ColorofChange.org
John McCain’s Private Language Problem John McCain’s Private Language Problem
So John McCain now says the "surge" means all of the counter insurgency techniques deployed in Iraq and not just the increase (or "surge") in troops. This not only does violence t...
Jul 24, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Obama in Israel: One Tough Audience Obama in Israel: One Tough Audience
The media was enthused, but ordinary Israelis, cynical about their own political leaders, gave Obama a muted reception. The refrain here is "No, they can't," not "Yes, he can."
Jul 24, 2008 / Feature / Hillel Schenker
Summer of the Superhero Summer of the Superhero
Superhero-themed films are dominating the summer box office. Is it just about the bottom line or our national longing for genuine heroism?
Jul 24, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adam Howard
Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert (Updated) Fox News Attacked by Rapper, Blackroots & Colbert (Updated)
It might be Fox News' worst nightmare: liberal bloggers and black hip hop. The rapper with the #1 album in the country is waging war on Fox News, in a new campaign backed by black...
Jul 24, 2008 / Ari Melber
Why Air Travel Sucks: An Explanation Why Air Travel Sucks: An Explanation
So I've been on a bit of a jag about how awful flying is. I've flown four of the last eight weeks and every single return trip has had some very significant problems: three cancel...
Jul 23, 2008 / Chris Hayes
How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement How Wall Street Wrecked Your Retirement
The architects of America's disfunctional financial system allowed Wall Street gamble with our retirement savings--and now they appear to have lost it.
Jul 23, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Vanity Fair Misses the Point Vanity Fair Misses the Point
Vanity Fair has released a cartoon cover online in response to the New Yorker's swipe at the media coverage of the Obamas. The fake Vanity Fair cover shows John McCain, in a walker...
Jul 23, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Obama Sets the Right Middle East Peace Timeline Obama Sets the Right Middle East Peace Timeline
When I interviewed former President Carter about how to pursue and achieve peace in the Middle East, he made two essential points. First: "It is possible for an American Presiden...
Jul 23, 2008 / John Nichols
“I Didn’ Know I Hit Him” “I Didn’ Know I Hit Him”
More on Novak's hit and run: Bono said that after being hit the pedestrian was "splayed up onto the windshield and hood." The driver then turned right onto the K Street service l...
Jul 23, 2008 / Chris Hayes