CIA’s Panetta Owes Pelosi an Admission and an Apology CIA’s Panetta Owes Pelosi an Admission and an Apology
Central Intelligence Agency director Leon Panetta owes House Speaker Nancy Pelosi an apology -- or, at the very least, a clarification. In May, when Republicans claimed she had b...
Jul 10, 2009 / John Nichols
Talks with Iran by September? Talks with Iran by September?
Let's try to sort out what happening on the front of dealing with Iran's pesky nuclear program. In Italy, the G-8 countries took a stab at addressing the issue, but the result is...
Jul 10, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Wrap-up: We have a new "Think Again" column called "Conflicts bythe Rich, for the Rich," here. I also did a Daily Beast post on Palin's defenders on Sunday,which is here. And I...
Jul 10, 2009 / Eric Alterman
McNamara Memories McNamara Memories
Wrap-up: We have a new "Think Again" column called "Conflicts by theRich, for the Rich," here. I also did a Daily Beast post on Palin's defenders on Sunday, whichis here....
Jul 9, 2009 / Eric Alterman
CIA: We Lied to Congress CIA: We Lied to Congress
In May, at a point when congressional Republicans and their amen corner in the media were attempting to defend the Bush-Cheney administration's torture regime, their primary defen...
Jul 9, 2009 / John Nichols
Real Health, Real Reform Real Health, Real Reform
With both the House and Senate looking to pass health care bills priorto the summer recess which begins August 8, now is the moment of truth forDemocrats: will they offer a real...
Jul 8, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
New Showdown in Iran? New Showdown in Iran?
UPDATE Thursday, July 9--Clashes erupted today between at least a thousand protestors in Tehran and baton-wielding security forces. Demonstrations took place all over Iran -- acco...
Jul 8, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Irony Deficiency: Straight-Faced Palin Says “I’m Not a Quitter” Irony Deficiency: Straight-Faced Palin Says “I’m Not a Quitter”
Forget Tina Fey. Sarah Palin is now beyond parody. Republicans may be struggling to get right with this whole resignation thing. (A new national survey of Republicans by the Ras...
Jul 8, 2009 / John Nichols
Iran’s Eye-Gougers Iran’s Eye-Gougers
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps is dropping the mask. Until June 12, when the Guard emerged as the critical pillar of the regime in putting down the post-election protest ...
Jul 7, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam McNamara Was “Wrong, Terribly Wrong” About Vietnam
Robert McNamara's actions during the Vietnam War were wrong, terribly wrong. Such was the assessment of a knowledgable critic: McNamara himself. The Secretary of Defense during ...
Jul 7, 2009 / John Nichols