Stop the AIG Plunder Stop the AIG Plunder
The people in AIG's financial products division are as responsible as anyone for the severity of our economic meltdown. And yet, they're currently receiving $450 million in bonuse...
Mar 17, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Obama Rebuffs Israeli Hawk Obama Rebuffs Israeli Hawk
There are very worrying signs about Israel and Iran, amid new threats from Israeli officials that they won't long tolerate Iran's nuclear program before they strike militarily. Bu...
Mar 17, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
What to Expect This Week on the Hill What to Expect This Week on the Hill
Lots, lots lots going on, as the budget begins to wend its way through both houses. Greg Kaufmann has the goods: This Week on the Hill The Senate will take yet another shot at a...
Mar 16, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Assault on Obama’s Foreign Policy Assault on Obama’s Foreign Policy
Having taken Chas Freeman's scalp, the neoconservatives, GOP hardliners, and the Israel lobby are looking for fresh blood, and they might feel emboldened enough to start taking th...
Mar 16, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Watching Stewart-v-Cramer with Wall Streeters and Working Folks Watching Stewart-v-Cramer with Wall Streeters and Working Folks
CNBC cheerleader-in-chief Jim Cramer's appearance on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" grabbed the attention of Wall Street, where inside traders watched with a mix of horror and ...
Mar 15, 2009 / John Nichols
Interview With Charles Freeman Interview With Charles Freeman
Since February 26, I've written several times (here, here, here, and here) about the battle over the nomination of Charles W. ("Chas") Freeman as chairman of the National Intellig...
Mar 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Week in Review Week in Review
From Greg Kaufmann: This week Congress finished -- finally -- some leftover business from the Bush era. After fights over earmarks, automatic pay raises, and anything else Repub...
Mar 13, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
We've got a new Think Again: Whose News Is It, Anyway? and a new Nation column called "It Can Happen Here," here. Speaking of music on TV, I know we've crowed a great deal abo...
Mar 13, 2009 / Eric Alterman
An Alternative to War in Afghanistan An Alternative to War in Afghanistan
"President Obama and Congress owe it to both Afghans and Americans to explore a strategy of power extrication before they make another major decision to expand the war." That's t...
Mar 13, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Republicans for the Employee Free Choice Act Republicans for the Employee Free Choice Act
Abraham Lincoln, the first Republican president, recognized that there was an eternal struggle between toilers and those who exploited their labor. And he was pretty clear about h...
Mar 12, 2009 / John Nichols