Free Mohammad Othman Free Mohammad Othman
This post was written by Nation intern and freelance writer Andrea D'Cruz. An international campaign to secure the immediate and unconditional release of Mohammad Othman, a hum...
Oct 16, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
People Who Died… People Who Died…
We've got a new "Think Again" column called, believe it or not, "'I'll See Your Testicles...' (Catfight on the Right)" and it's here. Also, I did an op-ed on the move away fr...
Oct 15, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Facebookers, Unite! Help MADRE Win the Causes Challenge Facebookers, Unite! Help MADRE Win the Causes Challenge
MADRE, the women's rights organization, has joined a contest to raise funds for its work protecting women's rights workers in Afghanistan, where as I'm sure you know many have be...
Oct 15, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Here’s What to Tell Obama, Congress About Real Reform Here’s What to Tell Obama, Congress About Real Reform
If you campaigned to elect Barack Obama last year, on the theory that doing so would deliver health care reform, it is likely that you will get a call next week. The president hi...
Oct 15, 2009 / John Nichols
McGovern: ‘Need An Exit Strategy’ McGovern: ‘Need An Exit Strategy’
Earlier this month, for a forthcoming article in Rolling Stone about President Obama's Afghanistan policy, I interviewed Representative Jim McGovern (D.-Mass.), who's called on th...
Oct 14, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Freedom Journalism School The Freedom Journalism School
Here's a great new idea worth supporting: The Freedom Journalism School -- a pioneering program to train a network of fifty new media muckrakers across the South. A new project f...
Oct 13, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Baucus Committee OKs a Health Bill, But Not Reform Baucus Committee OKs a Health Bill, But Not Reform
If every kid in class finishes their homework except for one, guess which kid will get the most attention. That's right, the slacker. And, when the slacker finally does turn in t...
Oct 13, 2009 / John Nichols
The House is on Fire The House is on Fire
It is now clear: our economy is shrinking, unemployment and underemployment are on the rise at nearly 20 percent, and a tsunami of foreclosures continues unabated--what we have on ...
Oct 13, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iran Flexes Muscle in Iraq Iran Flexes Muscle in Iraq
Several top Iraqi politicians have been making the rounds in Iran lately, getting support from Tehran in advance of elections scheduled in Iraq for January. Among the politicians:...
Oct 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Whiner-in-Chief Whiner-in-Chief
The Obama administration really needs to get over itself. First, the president and his aides go to war with Fox News because the network maintains a generally anti-Obama slant. ...
Oct 12, 2009 / John Nichols