Nearing 100 Nearing 100
Three days after Senator Obama's historic election, I proposed an agendafor President Obama's first 100 days. As we near this iconic marker I'msurprised to see just how much of t...
Apr 17, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
We've got a new "Think Again" column called " It's Still the BushEconomy" about the proclivity of so many in the media to treat thiseconomic crisis as if it were caused by Obama,...
Apr 17, 2009 / Eric Alterman
21st Century Imperialism? 21st Century Imperialism?
Laura Dean asks: Secretary Gates tells us: the 2010 defense budget cuts will "profoundly reform how this department does business." Well alright, but whom do we look to to help u...
Apr 17, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Well, Yes, The Government Is Spying On Us Well, Yes, The Government Is Spying On Us
The revelation that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been intercepting Americans' emails and phone calls in what the New York Times terms a "significant and systemic" manner...
Apr 17, 2009 / John Nichols
Piracy: The Military Options Piracy: The Military Options
Major Bob is back, too. But first, we've got a new "Think Again" column called " It's Still theBush Economy" about the proclivity of so many in the media to treat thiseconomic...
Apr 16, 2009 / Eric Alterman
A Step for Press Freedom in Russia? A Step for Press Freedom in Russia?
As someone who has been close to Russia's leading opposition newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" for many years, it's a very important development that Russian President Dmitrii Medvedev g...
Apr 16, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Why Is Goldman Paying Back The Government? Why Is Goldman Paying Back The Government?
A reader emails to make a very interesting point about Goldman's plan to issue $5 billion common stock in order to pay back its TARP funds: You've probably seen the news about Go...
Apr 16, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Legalize Industrial Hemp Legalize Industrial Hemp
It's hard to talk about hemp without hippie jokes but the plant is actually one of the world's most versatile crops, and has been used for centuries as a foodstuff, fabric, and fi...
Apr 15, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Hark! Teabaggers! Beware The Tories In Your Ranks Hark! Teabaggers! Beware The Tories In Your Ranks
Sam Adams and the more radical of his Boston compatriots would, presumably, have been bemused by the image of conservatively-clad Middle Americans recalling the revolutionary acts...
Apr 15, 2009 / John Nichols
Obama’s Economic Sermon on the Mount Obama’s Economic Sermon on the Mount
As President Obama approaches the 100-day mark of his presidency, hedelivered a speechTuesday at Georgetown University in which he laid out what he sees asthe foundation of a new...
Apr 14, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel