March 4, 1933 March 4, 1933
Today marks the 75th anniversary of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural as President. On a cold day at the tail of winter, Roosevelt looked out over a nation gripped by Depress...
Mar 4, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Five Rules for Writing About Women Five Rules for Writing About Women
Courtesy of the inimitable Dahlia Lithwick
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
FISA Cave In FISA Cave In
I can hardly muster the energy to express adequate frustration over the House Democrats willingness to cave-in to the absurd and odious position that telecomm companies should rec...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Pundit Accountability Project Pundit Accountability Project
From the press release: The Pundit Accountability Project captures video clips of pundits' predications so they can be measured against actual outcomes. And users can track pun...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Lame Duck Pitcher Lame Duck Pitcher
Roger Clemens has done his damage, to himself and to baseball--and we will see him go down.
Mar 3, 2008 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte
A $736-Million Symbol of Progress A $736-Million Symbol of Progress
When the U.S. embassy in Iraq is built, it will be a $736-million gargantuan complex, the biggest U.S. diplomatic facility in the world. (For Sim-style renderings of the planned a...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Dennis Kucinich’s Media Fight Dennis Kucinich’s Media Fight
Ohio voters head to the polls for a primary election Tuesday, and that can mean only one thing: The Cleveland Plain Dealer is griping about Congressman Dennis Kucinich. There is ...
Mar 3, 2008 / John Nichols
NAFTA Debate, Round 4,489,642 NAFTA Debate, Round 4,489,642
On my walk into the New York office, I was thinking through a post on NAFTA, but Robert Reich's post seems like a better jumping off point: NAFTA has become a symbol for the mou...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
This Week on Tap This Week on Tap
This week to break the impasse over the Senate-passed FISA bill, House Dems may split the legislation into two titles for separate votes--one that authorizes surveillance activiti...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Obama and the Jews Obama and the Jews
Now it's official: page one of the New York Times reported on Saturday that the Jews have a problem with Obama. The Times story, by Neela Banerjee (is that a Jewish name?), did no...
Mar 3, 2008 / Jon Wiener