The Wages of Deregulation The Wages of Deregulation
Here at TBA, I just saw a fiery presentation from a member of the US Steelworkers on the result of deregulation, and inevitable rise of what Rick Perlstein has called E. Coli Cons...
Mar 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Clinton’s Iraq Vote – Five Years Later Clinton’s Iraq Vote – Five Years Later
The fifth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war provides an appropriate moment to revisit Hillary Clinton's argument in favor of authorizing Bush's use of force, and to contrast...
Mar 17, 2008 / Jon Wiener
Quote of the Day Quote of the Day
Ben Bernanke one year ago:
[T]he problems in the subprime market seems likely to be contained.
Mar 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
What We Feared What We Feared
When Bill Kristol was inexplicably hired by the New York Times, the fear many of us on the left had was not that he'd bludgeon the paper's readers with his turgid prose and hacki...
Mar 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Take Back America Take Back America
Te-Ping and I will be at the Take Back America conference much of today, and we will be occasionally posting about the conference. In the meantime, happy St. Patrick's day one and...
Mar 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes
A Church Under Attack Says “No” to the Political Smears A Church Under Attack Says “No” to the Political Smears
Those who seek to discredit Barack Obama by bashing his former pastor are not just attacking the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., they are attacking Trinity United Church of Christ an...
Mar 16, 2008 / John Nichols
House Dems Stand Up House Dems Stand Up
After its historic closed session last night, the House voted to reject telecom immunity this afternoon by a 213-197 margin. Twelve Democrats voted against the bill in the final r...
Mar 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Friday Capitol Letter Friday Capitol Letter
In the House....This week, Democrats defied the White House with a new FISA proposal that would investigate the administration's warrantless surveillance activities, empower feder...
Mar 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Tracing Slavery’s Past Tracing Slavery’s Past
On the bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade, a documentarian tries to come to grips with her family's history in the trade.
Mar 14, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Te-Ping Chen
Morning Links Morning Links
1. Dumbest. Amendment. Ever. 2. Winter Soldier is happening now. Te-Ping will likely be filing dispatches later. 3. David Obey on yesterday's GOP-initiated secret session to di...
Mar 14, 2008 / Chris Hayes