Mid-Day Links Mid-Day Links
With congress in recess, there's not a whole ton going on here in our nation's capital. This provides your faithful blogger with the opportunity to work on the draft of his next f...
May 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Stay Strong, Ted Stay Strong, Ted
Sen. Ted Kennedy undergoes surgery today in North Carolina for treatment of a brain tumor. This recent speech on Iraq provides ample proof of why we need him now more than ever.
May 29, 2008 / YouTube
Hillary Clinton–Please Exit, with Dignity, June 4 Hillary Clinton–Please Exit, with Dignity, June 4
Check out CNN.com for Bill Clinton's vent about how a "cover up " is hurting Hillary Clinton's chances of becoming the Democratic nominee. This is a man who has trampled on his s...
May 29, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Polygamists’ Kids in Their Own Private Gitmo Polygamists’ Kids in Their Own Private Gitmo
A mass detention. Vague legal charges. Emotional abuse. Hostile overseers. This isn't Guantánamo--it's Texas. And the victims are children the state wants to protect.
May 28, 2008 / Feature / Richard Wexler
McCain and Lobbyists McCain and Lobbyists
The K Street litmus test.
May 28, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin
‘Like He Died Twice’: Mary Tillman’s Lonely Quest ‘Like He Died Twice’: Mary Tillman’s Lonely Quest
The mother of Pat Tillman--football star, Army ranger and casualty of war--reflects on how the Pentagon has distorted the truth and the NFL has exploited the tragedy.
May 28, 2008 / Feature / Dave Zirin
We Can’t Talk to Iran, But We Can Sell Them Weapons We Can’t Talk to Iran, But We Can Sell Them Weapons
My latest turn on Bloggingheads TV gave me a chance to vent on a particular issue that's been driving me crazy amid the entire back and forth about appeasement and diplomacy, parti...
May 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Alternative Boondoggles Alternative Boondoggles
Some creative thoughts on what we could have done with the money spent on Iraq.
May 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes