Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the House....This week, members furiously tangled over the war supplemental spending bill, which would fund operations in Iraq and Afghanistan through at least March 2009. Whil...
May 16, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Dollar-Driven Recruiting Dollar-Driven Recruiting
The Department of Defense has dramatically increased its military recruitment budget, but where will the troops come from?
May 16, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee
Farm Bill Follies Farm Bill Follies
Over on Swampland, Joe Klein takes justified digs at Obama and Clinton for their support of the $300-billion farm bill, which both Bush and McCain have opposed. There's a whole li...
May 16, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Why War, Inc. Works Why War, Inc. Works
John Cusack's War, Inc. takes on a seldom-discussed aspect of the occupation: the corporate dominance of the US war machine.
May 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeremy Scahill
No European Star Wars No European Star Wars
Last March, I blogged about the Bush Administration's plan to deploy a proposed a missile defense system in both the Czech Republic and Poland despite the reluctance of the host c...
May 16, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Medicaid vs. the War Medicaid vs. the War
This week, buried under the current Congressional tussle over war spending, a fight over the future of Medicaid has quietly been percolating. Last fall, the Bush administration at...
May 16, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Winter Soldiers, Part II Winter Soldiers, Part II
Over the past two months since this year's Winter Soldier event, a parade of luminaries has gone before Congress to testify about the Iraq War: distinguished generals, cabinet sec...
May 15, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Gluttony on a Budget: The White Tee Makes a Comeback Gluttony on a Budget: The White Tee Makes a Comeback
Will the white T-shirt trend end any time soon? If girls have their way, it will.
May 15, 2008 / The Nation
A (Brief) History of the Youth Vote: An Interview With Author Michael Connery A (Brief) History of the Youth Vote: An Interview With Author Michael Connery
Youth to Power author Michael Connery chronicles how youth-led organizations are working behind the scenes, on a shoestring budget, to mobilize the 44 million Millennials.
May 15, 2008 / The Nation
Gay Marriage Ruling Launches a Larger Fight Gay Marriage Ruling Launches a Larger Fight
Champagne corks are popping in the Castro and West Hollywood, but elsewhere in America, the fight is just beginning.
May 15, 2008 / Feature / Christopher Lisotta