Name Our Epoch Name Our Epoch
As John Cavanagh and Chuck Collins write in the current issue of The Nation -- a special look at rising inequality, "Over the past three decades, market-worshiping politicians and...
Jun 13, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Bombing Iran? It’s Not So Bad, Really Bombing Iran? It’s Not So Bad, Really
Patrick Clawson and Michael Eisenstadt, two Iran experts at the pro-Israeli thinktank, the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, have published a primer for bombing Iran that...
Jun 13, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Domestic Workers Unite Domestic Workers Unite
Domestic workers in America are among the most economically exploited and vulnerable to abuse by their employers.
Jun 13, 2008 / Feature / Lizzy Ratner
Khalilzad for President? (No, Not Here!) Khalilzad for President? (No, Not Here!)
Wake me up if this is a nightmare, but suddenly the idea that Zalmay Khalilzad might try to become president of Afghanistan is being taken seriously indeed. That a fierce America...
Jun 13, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Students for Hillary, er, McCain (or McKinney) Students for Hillary, er, McCain (or McKinney)
It is no secret that Barack Obama's campaign is on edge about the prospect of losing the support of Democrats who were enthusiastic about the candidacy of Hillary Clinton. A few ...
Jun 13, 2008 / John Nichols
Fathers and Sons Fathers and Sons
A teacher discovers that sixty years after its publication, Alan Paton's Cry, the Beloved Country still stirs deep emotions about fathers and errant sons.
Jun 12, 2008 / Feature / Joseph H. Cooper
Evil Evil
Let's call it what it is:
Reprieve said their client, Binyam Mohamed, had his genitals slashed repeatedly with a doctor's scalpel while in custody in Morocco after he was flown there from Pakistan by American officials in 2002. It also said his U.S. captors later took pictures of the abuse to show authorities that his wounds were healing.
Jun 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Jon Stewart on Obama’s Fist Bump Jon Stewart on Obama’s Fist Bump
Stewart ridicules the mainstream media's latest foray into the politics of personal destruction.
Jun 12, 2008 / The Daily Show
Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Gitmo Supreme Court Deals Death Blow to Gitmo
The Supreme Court delivers a dramatic blow to the President's lawless detention policies, overturns an effort by the previous Congress to eliminate the right of habeas corpus and s...
Jun 12, 2008 / Feature / Jonathan Hafetz
Fighting the Smears Fighting the Smears
I've been tracing the internet-fueled smears and rumors about Barack Obama since I wrote about the phenomenon last year. Yesterday the campaign announced a new smear-debunking sit...
Jun 12, 2008 / Chris Hayes