The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans The Real Credibility Crisis in Washington: Congressional Republicans
Eric on the best TV series you have never heard of; and Reed on the sad state of republican politics.
Sep 13, 2013 / Eric Alterman and Reed Richardson
Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11 Giving New Meaning to the Day After 9/11
Why saying no to Syria matters (and it's not about Syria).
Sep 12, 2013 / Peter Van Buren
Syria: Alternative to War Syria: Alternative to War
A diplomatic solution is possible.
Sep 11, 2013 / Stephen F. Cohen and Katrina vanden Heuvel
Our Other September 11 Our Other September 11
The tragedy of September 11, 1973 belongs not just to the Chileans. It belongs also to the military coup’s enablers—the taxpayers of the United States.
Sep 11, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency The False Choice Between Military Action and Moral Complacency
Obama makes his case for intervention in Syria.
Sep 11, 2013 / Chris Hayes
Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’ Obama Delays Demand for Force ‘While We Pursue This Diplomatic Path’
The president is right to embrace prospect of removing chemical weapons without military intervention.
Sep 11, 2013 / John Nichols
Shelf Life Shelf Life
Robert Neer’s Napalm: An American Biography; Juliette Volcler’s Extremely Loud: Sound as a Weapon
Sep 10, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Peter C. Baker
The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy The President Should Speak Again About the Necessity of ‘Open-Door’ Diplomacy
The president can and should explain the necessity of negotiation in the pursuit of a “just peace.”
Sep 10, 2013 / John Nichols
Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy Failures to Sell War Make a Strong Case for Diplomacy
Will President Obama’s prime-time address tonight signal a real shift in the White House’s Syria policy?
Sep 10, 2013 / Zoë Carpenter
Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush Obama Remembers He’s Not George W. Bush
Kerry's rhetorical point may give Obama an option besides ill-advised airstrikes.
Sep 10, 2013 / Robert Scheer