Leveraging Inside Outside Power Leveraging Inside Outside Power
When it comes to the big issues of our time -- like healthcare, energy and climate change, the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and building a more just economy -- I've long believed...
Jun 15, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Iranians Poised for Change Iranians Poised for Change
I went off in search of Ahmadinejad voters today in Tehran. They are noteasy to find. It's perfect election weather in Iran, relatively cool today with a nicebreeze and clear ski...
Jun 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Iran’s Ex-Foreign Minister Yazdi: It’s A Coup Iran’s Ex-Foreign Minister Yazdi: It’s A Coup
It's Saturday afternoon in Tehran, and the streets are generally quiet. But the aftermath of Iran's rigged election, in which radical-right President Ahmadinejad and his paramilit...
Jun 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Wrap-up: We've got a new Think Again column called "Sotomayor andSCOTUS, Captured on a Carousel of Time" about the punditocracyconfirmation hearings here.And I did a post for The ...
Jun 12, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Why Vote ‘Yes’ for the War and the IMF? Why Vote ‘Yes’ for the War and the IMF?
The Obama administration and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi are aggressively whipping House Democrats to support the 2009 war supplemental bill that seeks to steer another $10o billio...
Jun 12, 2009 / John Nichols
An Open Letter to the Orlando Sentinel An Open Letter to the Orlando Sentinel
Dave Zirin's recent Nation article exposed the ways that the owner of the Orlando Magic, whose team is currently facing off against the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA title, is u...
Jun 12, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Calling Mr. Colbert Calling Mr. Colbert
We've got a new Think Again column called "Sotomayor and SCOTUS,Captured on a Carousel of Time" about the punditocracy confirmationhearings here. And I did a post for The Dail...
Jun 11, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Press China to Help Free Ling and Lee Press China to Help Free Ling and Lee
My last post detailed the plight of journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling and the international campaign to convince the government of North Korea to free them. This is a true bipar...
Jun 11, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Iran’s Election Tension Iran’s Election Tension
It's a quiet Thursday in Tehran. Campaigning and electioneering isforbidden on election eve, and the crowds are gone, but the tension ispalpable. Here and there are still visible ...
Jun 11, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
The Good Doctor’s Cure for a Broken Healthcare System The Good Doctor’s Cure for a Broken Healthcare System
Dr. Linda Farley, the Wisconsin physician and nationally recognized advocate for health care reform who died this week at age 80, came to a conclusion after decades spent as a fam...
Jun 11, 2009 / John Nichols