Florida Apologizes for Slavery Florida Apologizes for Slavery
As I wrote earlier this month, under the leadership of Rep. Cohen (D-Tennessee), an apology for slavery and Jim Crow is currently making its way through Congress. Now on the state...
Mar 31, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Do Pentagon Planners Dream of Electric Bugs? Do Pentagon Planners Dream of Electric Bugs?
Who doesn't love anniversaries? And here's an unforgettable one. This very year, the Pentagon's research outfit, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), turns 50 y...
Mar 31, 2008 / TomDispatch
Chart of the Day Chart of the Day
Income distribution under Republican vs Democratic presidents.
Politics matter.
Mar 31, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Sportswriters Swoon Over DC Ballpark Sportswriters Swoon Over DC Ballpark
A ballpark for rich folks displaces the poor. But the Washington Post fails to utter a discouraging word.
Mar 31, 2008 / Column / Dave Zirin
Finland Comes to Vermont Finland Comes to Vermont
On Monday night in Burlington, Vermont, Senator Bernie Sanders will host a town meeting with Finland's Ambassador to the US, Pekka Lintu. Why? Well, how about because Finland ...
Mar 31, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
This Week On Tap This Week On Tap
This week, Congress returns from its two-week hiatus to tackle the HIV/AIDS, Tuberulosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act in the House, as well as housing legislation and HR3221 in...
Mar 31, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Lessons of Basra The Lessons of Basra
The latest round of Iraq's Shiite vs. Shiite civil war was to have been Bush's defining moment. The result: utter humiliation for the US and the Iraqi government.
Mar 31, 2008 / Feature / Bob Dreyfuss
How Phil Gramm Helped Cause the Financial Crisis How Phil Gramm Helped Cause the Financial Crisis
The Politico reports.
Mar 31, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Olympics Boycott? Will US Leaders Play the Game? Olympics Boycott? Will US Leaders Play the Game?
The Olympics are appropriately referred to as "games." What is happening in Tibet is no game. The Chinese government, which is preparing to host the Olympics this summer in Beij...
Mar 31, 2008 / John Nichols
Waiting for the Next Revolution Waiting for the Next Revolution
After fifty years of revolution, a change of leadership offers the possibility of significant change. But the average Cuban seems to have no idea how to proceed.
Mar 30, 2008 / Jordana Timerman