A Vote for Tax Sanity A Vote for Tax Sanity
It's time to begin the national discussion--front and center--about reforming a tax code that has favored the wealthy at the expense of a struggling, middle-class.
Jun 2, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama Must Talk to Hamas Obama Must Talk to Hamas
President Obama has refused to condemn Israel's attack. And he hasn't budged—in public at least—on talking to Hamas. Both of those things have to change.
Jun 2, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Israel’s Flotilla Attack Israel’s Flotilla Attack
Condemnation of Israel's attack is mounting swiftly. Heed the growing call for BDS.
Jun 2, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
For Progressives, It’s Time to Press For Progressives, It’s Time to Press
The task at hand is to clean out Washington.
Jun 1, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ex-US Ambassador Among Those Seized by Israelis Ex-US Ambassador Among Those Seized by Israelis
Edward Peck, an outspoken advocate for opening peace talks to all Palestinian players, was one of a number of prominent Americans who joined the flotilla seeking to bring aid to th...
Jun 1, 2010 / John Nichols
Israeli Blunder Should Force Talks with Hamas Israeli Blunder Should Force Talks with Hamas
The killing at sea of peace activists by Israel may be the catalyst that ends the crushing embargo of Gaza and opens the way for including Hamas in peace talks.
Jun 1, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama Responds Tepidly to Middle-East Meltdown, But Not Every Democrat Is So Cautious Obama Responds Tepidly to Middle-East Meltdown, But Not Every Democrat Is So Cautious
California candidate Marcy Winograd stirs things up by warning that “the killings are bound to heighten awareness about the brutal blockade and to increase pressure to end th...
Jun 1, 2010 / John Nichols
Getting Real About Memorial Day—The Way Paul Wellstone Did Getting Real About Memorial Day—The Way Paul Wellstone Did
Minnesota senator was not satisfied with holiday rhetoric. He led the fight to assure that veterans were never forgotten by policymakers.
May 31, 2010 / John Nichols
18 Senate Dems Tell Obama It’s Time for Afghan Exit Plan 18 Senate Dems Tell Obama It’s Time for Afghan Exit Plan
Almost one fifth of the Senate backed a proposal to plan for bringing the troops home from Afghanistan. That's not enough, but it is a start.
May 30, 2010 / John Nichols
BP and US Government ‘Command Center’ Guarded by Company From Afghan Embassy Hazing Scandal BP and US Government ‘Command Center’ Guarded by Company From Afghan Embassy Hazing Scandal
Journalists Naomi Klein and Avi Lewis describe their run-in with Wackenhut security as they attempted to interview BP and US government officials in the US Gulf. "The whole Gu...
May 28, 2010 / Jeremy Scahill