Eric Cantor’s Cant Eric Cantor’s Cant
Eric Cantor may be a GOP rising star, but he sure is a hypocrite.
Jul 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Walter Cronkite: Definitional Journalist Saw Big Media’s Flaws Walter Cronkite: Definitional Journalist Saw Big Media’s Flaws
Walter Cronkite was the the most serious of serious journalists. The former CBS anchorman cared not just about the next story but about the future of reporting in a country where...
Jul 17, 2009 / John Nichols
A Real Win for Single-Payer Advocates A Real Win for Single-Payer Advocates
Canada did not establish its national health care program with a bold, immediate political move by the federal government. The initial progress came at the provincial level, led ...
Jul 17, 2009 / John Nichols
Patience with Iran Patience with Iran
You know things are off kilter when the Wall Street Journal supports industrial strikes, including a general strike by workers and merchants, but in yesterday's edition the paper ...
Jul 17, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Republicans Throw in Towel in Sotomayor Fight Republicans Throw in Towel in Sotomayor Fight
How well did Judge Sonia Sotomayor do at her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee? Well enough to get Senate Republicans to throw in the towel. The committ...
Jul 16, 2009 / John Nichols
The Devil’s Disciple? The Devil’s Disciple?
Wrap-up: I've got a new Think Again column called "The end ofLocal reporting," here. For the Daily Beast this week, I did a piece on "Cheney's ShadowGovernment" here and "Sonia...
Jul 16, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Iran’s Opposition Speaks Iran’s Opposition Speaks
The two leaders of Iran's not-so-loyal opposition will appear together tomorrow at Tehran University, when Mir Hossein Mousavi, the challenger to President Ahmadinejad, makes a pu...
Jul 16, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Don’t Let Chipotle Fool You Don’t Let Chipotle Fool You
All this week, Chipotle is seizing on the opportunity to promote its brand by sponsoring country-wide free screenings of the great new documentary Food, Inc.. There's just one pr...
Jul 15, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Klobuchar’s Contribution: Talking Law With Sotomayor Klobuchar’s Contribution: Talking Law With Sotomayor
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar brought something rare and valuable to the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the Supreme Court nomination of Sonia Sotomayor: a savvy questioni...
Jul 15, 2009 / John Nichols
The Courage of Natalya Estemirova The Courage of Natalya Estemirova
In October 2007, Russian human rights activist Natalya Estemirova wrote for us about the assassination of the crusading investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya. In 2009, Estemi...
Jul 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel