Alternative Boondoggles Alternative Boondoggles
Some creative thoughts on what we could have done with the money spent on Iraq.
May 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Where Is the Outrage Over Torture? Where Is the Outrage Over Torture?
The muted response to revelations of torture raises the question of whether Americans are truly savages or simply tone-deaf on matters of morality.
May 28, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bush Aide Scores White House War Propaganda Bush Aide Scores White House War Propaganda
The Bush administration employed propaganda techniques, political spin and deception to promote and then justify a war with Iraq that was unwise and unnecessary. And a "too-defer...
May 28, 2008 / John Nichols
Phil Gramm Plays Both Sides Phil Gramm Plays Both Sides
Turns out John McCain's economic advisor Phil Gramm was lobbying for UBS while advising the campaign on economic policy! I'd say, might as well cut out the middle man (like Cheney...
May 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Obama’s Cardinal Rule –No CNN or MSNBC. Obama’s Cardinal Rule –No CNN or MSNBC.
It's a media rule by now that at the tail end of a campaign, we get the story about the leading candidate's "body man." That is, the personal aide who shadows the candidate and an...
May 27, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Which Bob Barr is Running for President? Which Bob Barr is Running for President?
Statements made by political parties, especially around the time of their nominating conventions are, necessarily, suspect. So what should we make of the Libertarian Party's late...
May 27, 2008 / John Nichols
Budget Hero Budget Hero
American Public Media just released a new online video game that I find insanely addictive. It's called Budget Hero and it allows you to manipulate the federal budget in order to ...
May 27, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Collateral Damage Collateral Damage
In America's drug war: Earlier this year, police in Tallahassee, Florida raided the home of college student Rachel Hoffman, who friends say was a bit of a hippie-ish free spirit,...
May 27, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Brave Nation Award Brave Nation Award
Meet Ashley Casale. Ashley is a young woman who organized a peace march that started in May 2007 in San Francisco and ended four months later in Washington DC raising awareness an...
May 27, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Got Milk? Get Investigated Got Milk? Get Investigated
State and federal authorities are relying on undercover agents to entrap dairy farmers.
May 27, 2008 / Feature / David E. Gumpert