Pro-Democracy Victories in Rhode Island Pro-Democracy Victories in Rhode Island
How do we make this a pro-democracy year? It's not looking good so far, with so much attention focused on the drama of the horse race--who's retiring, who's running. Deep change,...
Jan 8, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
I've got a new "Think Again" column and this month's Moment column is on Jewish McCarthyism.
Jan 8, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Diapers 101 Diapers 101
Did you know that diapers are not covered by public assistance programs like WIC or food stamps? And did you know that diaper companies do not make significant donations to shelter...
Jan 8, 2010 / Peter Rothberg
Admiral Mullen: No Attack on Iran Admiral Mullen: No Attack on Iran
Yesterday, Admiral Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made a rare public appearance to speak about America's challenges in the Middle East. However, cont...
Jan 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iraq Simmering Iraq Simmering
This news is really important. I will write something over the weekend about the news from Iraq, which isn't good. Suffice it to say that with Iraq's elections less than two month...
Jan 8, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Time for Geithner’s Accountability Moment Time for Geithner’s Accountability Moment
If Secretary of the Treasury Timothy Geithner abused his former position with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to encourage the American International Group (AIG) to conceal e...
Jan 8, 2010 / John Nichols
Closing Time Closing Time
If you read this article in the Forward, you'll see that every single leader of every major Jewish organization has chosen to side with the government of Israel over the representa...
Jan 7, 2010 / Eric Alterman
Senator Ed Schultz? Senator Ed Schultz?
Senator Byron Dorgan's decision to forego a 2010 reelection bid has sent Democrats in North Dakota -- and Washington -- searching for a candidate who can hold a blue seat in a red...
Jan 7, 2010 / John Nichols
Blind in Afghanistan Blind in Afghanistan
One of the paradoxes of America's bumbling intervention in Afghanistan is that the United States knows next to nothing about the country it is occupying.
Jan 6, 2010 / Bob Dreyfuss
Dorgan Retirement Will Rob Senate of One of its Last Populists Dorgan Retirement Will Rob Senate of One of its Last Populists
Few senators in either party have more steadily challenged the entrenched powers that be than Byron Dorgan, the North Dakota Democrats who traced his political roots to the proudl...
Jan 6, 2010 / John Nichols