100 Down, 900 to Go 100 Down, 900 to Go
As we mark the first 100 days of his presidency, it is staggering to consider the enormous challenges President Obama inherited from his predecessor, arguably the worst President ...
Apr 22, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Feingold on Torture Judge: “Grounds for Impeachment” Feingold on Torture Judge: “Grounds for Impeachment”
Torture memo author Jay Bybee, who outlined procedures for inflicting cruel and unusual punishments on prisoners in U.S. custody, should of course be impeached and removed from th...
Apr 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Rethinking Afghanistan Rethinking Afghanistan
As we mark Obama's first 100 Days, there is much to celebrate--from repeal of the global gag rule to the passage of the stimulus and the Administration's pledge to close Guantanam...
Apr 21, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Talibanistan in Pakistan Talibanistan in Pakistan
The real crisis in central and south Asia -- the one in Pakistan -- is going from really bad to much, much worse. Let's review some of the more recent reports from Pakistan. Ear...
Apr 21, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Obama’s 100-Day Hope Check Obama’s 100-Day Hope Check
Are Barack Obama's supporters wondering where the hope went? Does the campaign now seem only a golden dream? After all, Obama's been in the White House for over three months, an...
Apr 20, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
Let’s Banish Larry Summers Let’s Banish Larry Summers
Yesterday, the Washington Post's excellent Sunday Outlook section featured a "Spring Cleaning Special" in which ten writers were given the chance to make the case for something th...
Apr 20, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Whitewashing Torture In Front of the CIA Whitewashing Torture In Front of the CIA
Ok, I understand these are hard-working civil servants. A lot of themdo wonderful, conscientious, vital work, etc. I understand theimportance for a new president to show he suppor...
Apr 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes
This Week On The Hill This Week On The Hill
Congress is back from recess today and so is Capitolism. Greg Kaufmann previews what's on tap: Recess is over, some big fights ahead -- like the budget, healthcare, and energy po...
Apr 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Spy Story: Harman, Saban, and AIPAC Spy Story: Harman, Saban, and AIPAC
The trial on espionage-related charges for two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee starts this summer, unless -- as the Washington Post has demanded -...
Apr 20, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Begin By Impeaching The Torture Judge Begin By Impeaching The Torture Judge
There has been much rhetoric with regard to the memorandums prepared by President Bush's Justice Department regarding how -- not if but how -- prisoners of the United States would...
Apr 19, 2009 / John Nichols