Obama Sweeps Newspaper Endorsements Obama Sweeps Newspaper Endorsements
Even in this era of "new media," the oldest media matters -- in fact, it may matter more than ever. In Pennsylvania, a state where most of the political machinery statewide and i...
Apr 21, 2008 / John Nichols
Ceremonies of the Strange Ceremonies of the Strange
In this week's episode of our political novella, Congresswoman Kang finds the trail to the truth is more crooked than straight.
Apr 21, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Pentagon Propaganda & Antiwar Analysts (Updated) Pentagon Propaganda & Antiwar Analysts (Updated)
The Sunday Times' article detailing the massive, secret coordinated campaign by the Pentagon and all the leading television news channels to sell and defend the administration's Ir...
Apr 21, 2008 / Ari Melber
McCain’s Medical Records: Why the Delay? McCain’s Medical Records: Why the Delay?
The mainstream media ask Obama why he doesn't wear a flag pin, but they aren't asking McCain why he doesn't release his medical records. McCain, who would be the oldest man ever e...
Apr 20, 2008 / Jon Wiener
NYT Investigation Exposes Pentagon Pimps & Propaganda Operation NYT Investigation Exposes Pentagon Pimps & Propaganda Operation
If you thought the US media had hit a new low with last week's ABC Debate Debacle, read Sunday's New York Times's 10,000 (plus) word cover story, "Behind TV Analysts, Pentagon...
Apr 20, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Decoys, Countermeasures and Deception Decoys, Countermeasures and Deception
In Congress last week, Representative John Tierney, Chair of the House National Security and Foreign Affairs Subcommittee, convened the latter in a series of hearings to examine t...
Apr 20, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rehabilitation, Resurrected Rehabilitation, Resurrected
This year nearly 700,000 inmates in US prisons will be granted their freedom. And in a rare act of bipartisanship, a new law provides millions to rehabilitate them.
Apr 18, 2008 / Feature / David Cole
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the House....Former Tanzanian president Julius Nyerere once asked, "Must we starve our children to pay our debts?" Two decades later, given Africa's crushing $260-billion debt,...
Apr 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Dem Debate Blues Dem Debate Blues
If you were lucky enough to have missed Wednesday's debate, then, yes, it really was as bad as everyone is saying. Here's the transcript and here's a good video summary prepared b...
Apr 18, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
The ‘Obamican’ Phenomenon The ‘Obamican’ Phenomenon
In early April I visited the political battleground of suburban Philadelphia to interview a bunch of former Republicans who'd registered as Democrats to vote for Barack Obama in th...
Apr 18, 2008 / Ari Berman