Turkey, Pakistan Want Dialogue with Taliban Turkey, Pakistan Want Dialogue with Taliban
Discussion continues of setting up a Taliban office in Ankara.
Apr 13, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Wisconsin’s Walker Arrives in Washington to Discuss How Republicans Can Best Serve the Koch Brothers Agenda Wisconsin’s Walker Arrives in Washington to Discuss How Republicans Can Best Serve the Koch Brothers Agenda
The Walker Way: Take a lot of campaign contributions from the Koch Brothers. Gt elected. Carry out the Koch Brothers agenda. Turn down $810 million in federal transportation fundin...
Apr 13, 2011 / John Nichols
A Simple Standard: Don’t Back Anyone Who Messes With Social Security A Simple Standard: Don’t Back Anyone Who Messes With Social Security
The president's speech will be the clearest indication on whether he is going to give Wall Street what it really wants—so-called "entitlement reforms."
Apr 13, 2011 / John Nichols
An Offensive Response to the Budget ‘Crisis’ An Offensive Response to the Budget ‘Crisis’
Deficit hawks across the political spectrum and the tea partiers claim America is broke. It isn't. We can deal with our debt by taxing extreme concentrations of wealth.
Apr 12, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker Scandal in Fitzwalkerstan: Top Donor Pleads Guilty in Money-Laundering Scheme to Aid Governor Walker
One of Governor Scott Walker's oldest political allies and top donors, a rail executive whose firm recently got big bucks from the state, is indicted for making illegal campai...
Apr 12, 2011 / John Nichols
Kucinich’s Lonely Fight Against Obama’s Libya War Kucinich’s Lonely Fight Against Obama’s Libya War
The Ohio congressman warns the president that he's prolonging a civil war.
Apr 12, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Who Killed the UN Workers in Afghanistan? Well… Who Killed the UN Workers in Afghanistan? Well…
Everyone. And no one. Whom exactly are we fighting again?
Apr 11, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Libya and Humanitarian War Libya and Humanitarian War
South Africa's president seeks diplomatic solution, condemns "regime change doctrine."
Apr 11, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Congresswoman Seeks Federal Investigation of Wisconsin Election Congresswoman Seeks Federal Investigation of Wisconsin Election
“We, the people,” Tammy Baldwin says, “must be assured that our votes are fairly counted and reported and (that) our democracy remains intact and untain...
Apr 11, 2011 / John Nichols
No Shutdown, but a Lot of Sellouts No Shutdown, but a Lot of Sellouts
President Obama and the Republican leadership of the House and Senate cut a deal to avert a government shutdown late Friday night. But the compromises that Obama and Democratic lea...
Apr 9, 2011 / John Nichols