The Ugliness in Sudan and Zimbabwe The Ugliness in Sudan and Zimbabwe
There's no defense for the ugliness in Sudan and Zimbabwe. But US policy in connection with those two problematic nations is running into a buzzsaw. In both cases, the United Stat...
Jul 14, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
NOLA Watch: Gulf Stream Fails the Smell Test NOLA Watch: Gulf Stream Fails the Smell Test
Last Wednesday, on Capitol Hill, at a hearing packed with reporters, photographers, constituents, and industry reps, Representative Peter Welch (D-VT) zeroed in on a key moment in...
Jul 14, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Satire or Smear: Muslim Barack, Black Panther Michelle Satire or Smear: Muslim Barack, Black Panther Michelle
If the point of putting something on the cover of a magazine is to sell copies of the magazine, then the folks at The New Yorker are surely smart to have decided to take the most ...
Jul 14, 2008 / John Nichols
War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims War on Error: Real Stories of American Muslims
Who are the Muslims in our midst?
Jul 14, 2008 / The Nation
Free Association: Unquotable Words Free Association: Unquotable Words
A new Associated Press policy says you're at risk if you quote their work or diss them. How are young bloggers and writers reacting?
Jul 14, 2008 / The Nation
Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US and Iraq Pentagon Fights Peace Majorities in US and Iraq
The electorates in both countries are threatening to topple the principal warmakers at the ballot box.
Jul 13, 2008 / Tom Hayden
Snow Brought a Measure of Dignity to White House Snow Brought a Measure of Dignity to White House
Even as he struggled with cancer, former White House press secretary Tony Snow told reporters: "I'm a very lucky guy." In fact, George Bush was lucky to have had Snow as his spok...
Jul 12, 2008 / John Nichols
Tide is Turning on Big Media Tide is Turning on Big Media
The Senate voted in overwhelming numbers recently to reject an FCC ruling that would unleash a new wave of media consolidation across America. Spurred by a grassroots campaign by ...
Jul 11, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
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