Washington Post Watch Washington Post Watch
It's been a doozy of a week at the WaPo. Some low-lights:
1) A, ahem, contrarian take on Jesse Helms' legacy
2) A wankerific editorial on FISA. The ACLU responds persuasively.
Jul 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
Not a great week here in the capital, though, the Medicare vote was a silver lining. Here's round-up from DC intern Bobby Allyn: In the House … Rep. Dennis Kucinich introduced...
Jul 11, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Homes, not Hearings Homes, not Hearings
Democrats and Republicans played out a partisan fight Wednesday over who is to blame for housing hurricane victims in toxic trailers. Over one million people were displaced after ...
Jul 10, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Thoughts on Capitulation Thoughts on Capitulation
From my friend Paul Smith's Twitter feed:
By the time the election rolls around, the only people left supporting Bush will be the Democrats in the House and Senate.
Ouch.
Jul 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table Pelosi Slips Impeachment Onto the Table
As Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich moved a "privileged resolution" to force House to consider the question of whether President Bush should be impeached for lying to Congress and...
Jul 10, 2008 / John Nichols
Exit Strategies: Confronting Faulty Grad Tests Exit Strategies: Confronting Faulty Grad Tests
A Tennessee student denied a valid high school diploma fights back.
Jul 10, 2008 / Latricia Wilson
Our Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit Our Warrantless Wiretapping Lawsuit
This afternoon, President Bush signed the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, a piece of legislation that will needlessly expand the government's ability to spy on Americans and ensure t...
Jul 10, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle Kai Wright Explains the Subprime Swindle
Nation magazine contributor Kai Wright discusses his July 14 article about the mortgage crisis and its effect on the black middle class.
Jul 10, 2008 / The Nation Video and Brett Story
Axis of Evil Follies Axis of Evil Follies
The Iranians are so dangerous and existentially threatening that they apparently have to add to their fearsome missile arsenal using Photoshop: As news spread across the world of...
Jul 10, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Giving Neocons the Fingar Giving Neocons the Fingar
Yesterday afternoon, as guests balanced buffet lunches on their knees, one of America's top intelligence official made some provocative and fascinating comments about the current ...
Jul 10, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss