Honoring Loving Honoring Loving
Rick Perlstein reflects on the death of Mildred Loving, the plaintiff in the case that led the Supreme Court to strike down Virginia's prohibition of interracial marriage.
May 5, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Speaking of “TAP” Speaking of “TAP”
My co-blogger, Te-Ping Chen is guest-blogging over at the American Prospect's group blog, TAPPED.
Check out her first two posts.
May 5, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Gas Tax Holiday (from Reality) Gas Tax Holiday (from Reality)
As far as Hillary Clinton is concerned, if you disagree with her gas tax plan, you're an elitist.
May 5, 2008 / Talking Points Memo
This Week on Tap This Week on Tap
This week, the House will debate two housing bills: the FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act, which would allow the Federal Housing Administration to guarante...
May 5, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Pillow Talk Pillow Talk
This week's episode: Cyrus Kang and Conrad Waller find driving in LA can be hazardous, Congresswoman Kang and a LAPD detective get down.
May 5, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Democrats Win Another GOP House Seat Democrats Win Another GOP House Seat
Democrats took another Republican-held U.S. House seat in a special election Saturday, suggesting that the party remains on track for significant expansion of its congressional ma...
May 4, 2008 / John Nichols
Vermont Students Join May 1 War Protests Vermont Students Join May 1 War Protests
As West Coast dockworkers stopped work at twenty-nine ports on May Day, students in Vermont took antiwar protests to the offices of a General Dynamics plant.
May 3, 2008 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the House....Two months after a dust explosion killed 13 in a Georgia factory, members passed legislation requiring the recalcitrant Occupational Safety and Health Administrati...
May 2, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Indianapolis Star Backs Clinton Indianapolis Star Backs Clinton
"Regrettably," say the editors of the Indianapolis Star newspaper, Hillary Clinton "has pandered more to voters" than Barack Obama. But Indiana's largest newspaper did not regret...
May 2, 2008 / John Nichols
Friday Links Friday Links
Some things you should read:
1) Clay Shirky on "Gin, Television and Social Surplus".
2) Yglesias and Brownstein on McCain's long war.
May 2, 2008 / Chris Hayes