Congress Asks: Why Are Bailed-Out Auto Firms Closing Plants? Congress Asks: Why Are Bailed-Out Auto Firms Closing Plants?
Democratic and Republican members of the US House have suggested that they were deceived by Chrysler management and members of the Obama administration's auto industry task force ...
May 21, 2009 / John Nichols
Slacker Thursday Slacker Thursday
Our new Think Again column is here. It's called "Blogosphere to MSM: Get off the Bus (and Walk a Mile in OurShoes...)" It's about the degree to which the Maureen Dowd flap inspir...
May 21, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Dreyfuss Endorses Taliban Plan for Peace Dreyfuss Endorses Taliban Plan for Peace
For a long time now, Obama advisers and administration officials have been repeating the idea that the Taliban and its allies in Afghanistan and Pakistan won't negotiate a deal be...
May 21, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Shotguns, AK-47’s and Your National Parks Shotguns, AK-47’s and Your National Parks
National Parks are not like other public lands, and they are not like state lands. They are set aside because they are unlike anywhere else on Earth.-- Congressman Raúl Grijalva ...
May 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Congress Needs to Intervene on Auto Bailout Congress Needs to Intervene on Auto Bailout
The Chrysler and General Motors restructuring processes, which will result in an unprecedented number of auto plant closings in the United States, the layoffs of tens of thousands...
May 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Out of Afghanistan Out of Afghanistan
In my view, there are many good reasons to support the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan. But Afghanistan is not Iraq and public opinion still largely supports Obama's esca...
May 19, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA Richard Aborn for Manhattan DA
Advocates who have fought for decades for criminal justice reform rightly see this moment as one where the stars are aligning for change. The fiscal crisis has governors and state...
May 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Expert Panel Rejects Iran Missile Threat to Europe Expert Panel Rejects Iran Missile Threat to Europe
The Post reports this morning that a team of US and Russian technical experts want to put the kibosh on US plans for putting a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Repub...
May 19, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Americans’ Views of Israel Americans’ Views of Israel
While Prime Minister Netanyahu was meeting President Obama at the White House Monday morning, the Zogbys -- John Zogby, president/CEO of Zogby International, a polling firm, and J...
May 18, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week on the Hill This Week on the Hill
From Greg Kaufmann: Before Congress can leave town for a week-long Memorial Day recess, members will take up credit card reform, the war supplemental, energy and climate change ...
May 18, 2009 / Chris Hayes