Politics

Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in US Mental Health Services Giffords Shooting Reveals Flaws in US Mental Health Services

Congresswoman shot in Arizona, the Republican-led charade to have "Obamacare" repealed and an update on reproductive rights in the United States.

Jan 12, 2011 / Lindsay Beyerstein

Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’ Determined to Stifle Arizona Violence Debate, Palin Claims She’s the Victim… of ‘Blood Libel’

Sarah Palin joins hyper-defensive conservatives in attacking dialogue that considers the political climate as part of the explanation for the hooting rampage that wounded Cong...

Jan 12, 2011 / John Nichols

Perps in the White House Perps in the White House

It is amazing that folks like Gene Sperling and William Daley, the very people who created this banking meltdown, are rewarded with ever more important positions in our governmen...

Jan 12, 2011 / Robert Scheer

Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain? Will Bush’s Torture Memo Team Face Justice in Spain?

There may yet be justice for the victims of the post-9/11 United States torture program. Just not in the US.

Jan 12, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’

Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shoo...

Jan 11, 2011 / Press Room

Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’ Eric Alterman Reacts to the Arizona Shooting and Discusses ‘Kabuki Democracy’

Eric Alterman, columnist for The Nation, and the author of the new book Kabuki Democracy: The System vs. Barack Obama, appeared on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to comment on the shooti...

Jan 11, 2011 / The Brian Lehrer Show

The Horror in Arizona

The Horror in Arizona The Horror in Arizona

The attack on Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson was an assault on democracy.

Jan 11, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9) Every Picture Tells a Story, Don’t It? (Guantánamo Turns 9)

What we see when we see the photos of the first twenty detainees the Bush administration transferred to Camp X-Ray.

Jan 11, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein

Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech Arizona Faces ‘Lethal Combination’ of Guns and Hate Speech

Jeff Biggers appears on Democracy Now! to talk about the assassination attempt on Congresswoman Giffords in Arizona, what it was like to grow up in a "gun state,"&...

Jan 11, 2011 / Press Room

Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence Tom DeLay Is Finally Rewarded for His Years of Public Service: With a Jail Sentence

Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who took pay-to-play politics to extremes, is sentenced to jail time. It's a small measure of accountability for the large&nb...

Jan 11, 2011 / John Nichols

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