Free Onsaloo Free Onsaloo
It's a truism that if there's one thing that repressive regimes, from Zimbabwe to China, hate, it's independent trade unions. Not surprising, then, that Iran has been imprisoning...
Feb 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Politics of Place The Politics of Place
This Atlantic piece about the ex-urbs as the new slums is scary, but plausible. I understand politicians don't necessarily want to be doomsayers, but there's a startling disconnec...
Feb 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Banging Obama For Making Sense on Trade Banging Obama For Making Sense on Trade
Barack Obama has adopted a cautiously critical stance with regard to free-trade agreements such as NAFTA. The front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination is hardly pr...
Feb 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Ron Paul Has a Rival Ron Paul Has a Rival
In the run-up to this Tuesday's Texas primary, Congressman Ron Paul is facing a challenge from one Chris Peden, the personable Republican mayor pro tem of Friendswood, who says th...
Feb 29, 2008 / Chris Hayes
A Season of Change in Texas A Season of Change in Texas
As a crucial primary looms, Democrats in Texas have gotten the Party started again, as the state continues its remarkable shift from red to blue.
Feb 29, 2008 / Feature / Mary Mapes
Samantha Power: Obama and Me Samantha Power: Obama and Me
Samantha Power is Barack Obama's senior foreign policy adviser, but when his office first called her in 2005, she thought, "who is this guy?" Her 2003 book on genocide, ...
Feb 29, 2008 / Jon Wiener
On the Alert On the Alert
The ACLU has announced the U.S. "Terrorist Watch List" is veering ever closer to the 1-million mark, reaching over 900,000 names this week (up from 500,000 this past June). Despi...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Washington-Based Antiwar Coalition Re-emerges Washington-Based Antiwar Coalition Re-emerges
Targets McCain, Iraq costs.
Feb 28, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
US Prisons: Still #1 US Prisons: Still #1
The United States' rapidly metastasizing prison population has reached a new milestone: as the NYT reports, today, more than one in 100 Americans are behind bars. For some groups...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Faulty Helmets? Here’s Another $74 Million Faulty Helmets? Here’s Another $74 Million
When it comes to providing helmets for U.S. soldiers abroad, the Defense Department hasn't shown itself to be particularly discriminating in its choice of manufacturers. Last De...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes