The Year of the Prisoner The Year of the Prisoner
Will Bush make America the ultimate POW by launching an attack on Iran?
May 8, 2008 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Market Media Meltdown Market Media Meltdown
Financial news outlets, tethered to a mission to pump up confidence and support their advertisers, helped fuel the subprime meltdown.
May 8, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Danny Schechter
Obama’s Party Obama’s Party
Stoller makes the case. Micah Sifry replies here with his own thoughts. (Whoops! Accidentally posted this originally as a blank post with just the title "Obama". This occasione...
May 8, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Noted. Noted.
Longshoremen protest the war, Ken Livingstone loses London, Zephyr Teachout blogs The Nation.
May 8, 2008 / The Editors
Gitmo in Disarray Gitmo in Disarray
Ethical conflicts and judicial dysfunction cloud the military commissions system at Guantánamo.
May 8, 2008 / Ross Tuttle
Trust the Voters Trust the Voters
Finally, the Democratic campaign can begin to focus on what really matters--healthcare, the economy and leaving Iraq.
May 8, 2008 / The Editors
Dept of Small Victories Dept of Small Victories
Yesterday, I blogged about a Pakistani couple that had been detained by Immigrations and Custom Enforcement for apparently no good reason. Today comes word they've been released...
May 8, 2008 / Chris Hayes
One in Four Republicans Reject McCain One in Four Republicans Reject McCain
Much has been made of the fact that a substantial portion of North Carolina and Indiana Democratic primary voters who cast ballots on Tuesday for Hillary Clinton told exit pollste...
May 8, 2008 / John Nichols
She Was a White American She Was a White American
Isaac Chotiner at TNR catches this line from Clinton, talking about her base: "I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODA...
May 8, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Tonight No Poetry Will Serve Tonight No Poetry Will Serve
Saw you walking barefoot
taking a long look
at the new moon's eyelid
May 7, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Adrienne Rich