The ‘New GM’: Layoffs, Factory Closings, Offshoring The ‘New GM’: Layoffs, Factory Closings, Offshoring
The trouble with the whole "Nixon goes to China" theory -- which is grounded in the calculus that big progress is made when a politician goes against type to address a seemingly i...
Jun 1, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Cairo Speech Obama’s Cairo Speech
It's a mistake to see President Obama's June 4 speech in Cairo merely as a repudiation of George W. Bush's wrecking-ball approach to the Middle East. It's certainly true that dur...
Jun 1, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
George Tiller’s Assassination George Tiller’s Assassination
Dr. George Tiller, an outspoken advocate for abortion rights and one of the few late-term abortion providers in the country, was shot dead in church yesterday morning in Wichita, ...
Jun 1, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Newt Gingrich Reaches His ‘Sell-By’ Date Newt Gingrich Reaches His ‘Sell-By’ Date
It is always difficult to pinpoint the precise moment when a politician reaches his "sell-by" date. We have seen some remarkable comebacks in America. Richard Nixon, defeated fo...
May 31, 2009 / John Nichols
Time Will Justify Our Strength Time Will Justify Our Strength
At a moment when our country stands at a potentially transformative political moment--an opportunity to realize the ideal of a nation governed by the rule of law, the Massachusett...
May 30, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe? Did Terry McAuliffe Try to Buy Off a Political Foe?
Consumer activist Ralph Nader has made a significant charge against former Democratic National Committee chair Terry McAuliffe -- that of attempting to bribe a political foe in or...
May 28, 2009 / John Nichols
Stand With Sotomayor Stand With Sotomayor
Last night, Rachel Maddow had Slate columnist Dahlia Lithwick on her MSNBC show to discuss the way that conservatives are trying to paint Obama's Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotom...
May 28, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Blues for New Orleans Blues for New Orleans
We've got a new Think Again column called "Cheney's Post Presidency" here and I did a "Welcome to Washington" post for Mr. Abbas for The Daily Beast thismorning here. (And wh...
May 28, 2009 / Eric Alterman
The Battle of Lebanon The Battle of Lebanon
Five days before the crucial elections in Iran on June 12, voters go to the polls in another Middle East country: Lebanon. The stakes in Lebanon are high, since it's looking more ...
May 28, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Did AT&T Crown American Idol’s Winner? Did AT&T Crown American Idol’s Winner?
Okay, I know the stealing of "American Idol 2009" isn't on par with the stealing of the 2000 election. But for American Idol fan(atic)s, and I confess I am one, Wednesday's New...
May 28, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel