Apologies Accepted Apologies Accepted
If this were a real blog, I'd have more crowing to do regarding theTimes' decision to drop William Kristol from its op-ed page. I wrote acolumn about his hiring for the American...
Jan 27, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Conyers Subpoenas Rove Conyers Subpoenas Rove
"Change has come to Washington, and I hope Karl Rove is ready for it," declared House Judiciary Committee chair John Conyers, D-Michigan, on Monday, when he issued a new subpoena ...
Jan 27, 2009 / John Nichols
The Week Ahead The Week Ahead
Correspondent Greg Kaufmann writes in with a look at the week ahead on the Hill: Here's the big stuff everyone will cover: The $825 billion recovery package will be taken up by t...
Jan 26, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Feingold Proposes Direct Election of ALL Senators Feingold Proposes Direct Election of ALL Senators
Following New York Governor David Paterson's controversial selection of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the U.S. Senate vacancy created by the resignation of Secretary of State Hillary...
Jan 25, 2009 / John Nichols
Gaza War Pushes Arabs to the Brink Gaza War Pushes Arabs to the Brink
Anger is boiling over in the Middle East over Gaza, and -- exactly as I predicted -- the result of the war has been to boost radicalism throughout the region, to strengthen the te...
Jan 25, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Getting Afghanistan Right Getting Afghanistan Right
I want to let people know about a valuable coalition I'm working with. It's focused on encouraging the Obama administration to rethink its plans to escalate militarily in Afghanis...
Jan 23, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The First Hundred Days The First Hundred Days
Starting in this week's magazine, I'll be writing a weekly column chronicling the Obama administration's first 100 days. What I'm interested in is the mechanics of changes, that i...
Jan 23, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Not Slacking at All Slacker Friday Not Slacking at All Slacker Friday
First off, we have a new "Think Again" column entitled "Free Ride to theFinish Line," about guess who, which is here. Second, I came across thisgenuinely lovely review--ten years...
Jan 23, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Afghan Escalation: No Decision Yet, Says Gates Afghan Escalation: No Decision Yet, Says Gates
I had a chance today, at a news briefing at the Pentagon, to ask Secretary of Defense Gates and Admiral Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs, about plans to escalate the war in Af...
Jan 23, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Feingold Sees a Returning to the Rule of Law Feingold Sees a Returning to the Rule of Law
Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold has not had much to celebrate when it comes to the actions of the executive branch since he came to the Senate almost two decades ago. The maveric...
Jan 22, 2009 / John Nichols