Pell Grants Get Some Stimulus Pell Grants Get Some Stimulus
It's no secret that higher education is becoming too expensive for many middle-class families to bear. Today's New York Post breaks down the cost of one year at New York Universit...
Apr 30, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
The Mexicali Blues The Mexicali Blues
We've got a new Think Again column here called "Conservatives Know the Real Origin of Swine Flu." And I did a short 100 Days post for the Daily Beast. What I've been seein...
Apr 30, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Don’t Let Insurance Company Greed Block Swine Flu Response Don’t Let Insurance Company Greed Block Swine Flu Response
Anyone who has had much experience with America's health care system knows that nurses are the essential players in making things work. So as the swine flu outbreak evolves into ...
Apr 29, 2009 / John Nichols
The Progressive Caucus and Obama The Progressive Caucus and Obama
The Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) met with President Obama for one hour in the East Room of the White House yesterday. CPC Co-Chair, Congressman Raúl Grijalva, said tha...
Apr 29, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is Obama Fiddling While Iraq Burns? Is Obama Fiddling While Iraq Burns?
It's too early to say that the Iraqi resistance is back, but the recent increase in violence -- including a series of horrific bomb attacks and a rise in small-scale attacks -- su...
Apr 28, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Support Marcy Wheeler Support Marcy Wheeler
I find myself in constant debates over whether blogging is journalism. I usually try to punt the question since I think it's the wrong frame. There are lazy reporters working for ...
Apr 28, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
More Thoughts on Specter More Thoughts on Specter
After digesting a bit, here's my sense: 1) This is a huge deal psychologically and in terms of the media narrative. Both coverage and polling show the GOP is increasingly a margi...
Apr 28, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Specter to Switch Parties! Specter to Switch Parties!
That's the word from CNN. Specter, of course, has had to bend further and further right to protect his right flank from primary challenger Pat Toomey. Apparently he realized that ...
Apr 28, 2009 / Chris Hayes
The Obama-Netanyahu Showdown The Obama-Netanyahu Showdown
President Obama got some strongly worded advice yesterday on how to deal with Israel's Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, who'll be making his first visit to the United States as Isra...
Apr 28, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
This Week on the Hill This Week on the Hill
Greg Kaufmann gives a run-down of a busy upcoming week on Capitol Hill: The Rest of the Week The House and Senate negotiated a final budget resolution Monday night and will vote...
Apr 28, 2009 / Chris Hayes