The Pope and the President The Pope and the President
George Bush is certainly not the first American president to try and take advantage of a timely papal meeting to advance himself and his agenda. Pope Benedict XVI, who arrives to...
Apr 15, 2008 / John Nichols
Does the Pope Care About Workers’ Rights? Does the Pope Care About Workers’ Rights?
On his first papal visit to America, will Pope Benedict address the real problems confronting the Catholic Church?
Apr 15, 2008 / Feature / Angela Bonavoglia
Snoop’s Survival: An Interview with The Wire’s Felicia Pearson Snoop’s Survival: An Interview with The Wire’s Felicia Pearson
Felicia "Snoop" Pearson talks to Wiretap about working through her past to get to her future--and the success she's gained along the way.
Apr 14, 2008 / The Nation
Obama ‘Gets It’ on Trade Obama ‘Gets It’ on Trade
Maybe being accused of being an "elitist" is a good thing. After taking hits from Democratic primary foe Hillary Clinton and presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCa...
Apr 14, 2008 / John Nichols
This Week On Tap This Week On Tap
This week, the House votes on a tax-filing simplification act, a bill to increase student access to federal loans (USSA evaluation here), whether to allow up to 24 developing coun...
Apr 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The American Air War for Terror The American Air War for Terror
Here are a few simple propositions on the matter of air war. First, the farther away you are from the ground, the clearer things are likely to look, the more god-like you are like...
Apr 14, 2008 / TomDispatch
“Skin in the Game” “Skin in the Game”
Rahm Emmanuel on those lazy Iraqis: "We've put about $45 billion into Iraq's reconstruction . . . and they have not spent their own resources...They have got to have some skin in...
Apr 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Strangers in the Night Strangers in the Night
This week's episode: Kang tries the indirect route to the truth and finds some things are just tough to swallow.
Apr 14, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips