This Week On The Hill This Week On The Hill
From Greg Kaufmann: As a native Washingtonian, and one of the city's 600,000 current residents, for me this week is all about DC Voting Rights. We know that passing the bill tha...
Feb 23, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Afghan-Pakistan War Council Afghan-Pakistan War Council
Team Obama will be holding a war council of sorts this week, as top Pakistani and Afghan officials come to Washington as part of Obama's ongoing review of the conflict. Pakistan's...
Feb 23, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
A Win for Sean Penn A Win for Sean Penn
As was only appropriate considering the political content of the film "Milk," this writer was campaigning for Sean Penn in the Oscar race. Penn won. And the actor pulled no punc...
Feb 22, 2009 / John Nichols
Leonard Cohen Takes Manhattan Leonard Cohen Takes Manhattan
We (Danielle and I) have a new Think Again up here.
It's called Media To Climate: 'Drop Dead.'
"There is a crack; a crack in everything. That's how the light getsin."
Feb 20, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Renew Auto Industry? Start With Real Health Reform Renew Auto Industry? Start With Real Health Reform
General Motors, and what is left of Chrysler, are back asking for another government bailout. And Americans who recognize that an auto industry is a good deal more vital to the co...
Feb 20, 2009 / John Nichols
Don’t Let the Iran Headlines Scare You Don’t Let the Iran Headlines Scare You
The headlines are scary. "Iran ready to build nuclear weapon, analysts say," screams CNN. "Iran Has More Enriched Uranium Than Thought," shouts the New York Times. "Iran has enoug...
Feb 20, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Taking a Stand on Global Warming Taking a Stand on Global Warming
This is Dr. James Hansen, one of the world's leading climate scientists, calling on Americans to join him on March 2nd at the Capitol Power Plant in what is expected to be a massi...
Feb 20, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Drop the Rock Drop the Rock
"Few public safety initiatives have failed as badly and for as long as the Rockefeller Drug Laws." That's how New York Governor David Paterson described New York State's drug law...
Feb 19, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Still Tired… Still Tired…
We (Danielle and I) have a new Think Again up here It's called Media To Climate: 'DropDead' We had a few problems with the links last time and apparently a great manypeople, t...
Feb 19, 2009 / Eric Alterman
AEI and Afghanistan: Listen to Petraeus! AEI and Afghanistan: Listen to Petraeus!
Across the left and among progressives, there is angst about President Obama's decision to add 17,000 troops to the war in Afghanistan. Among neoconservatives and the right -- jud...
Feb 19, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss