The Miracle on the Hudson The Miracle on the Hudson
I've hated flying ever since 1978, when the plane I was on was hijacked. Every time there is a plane disaster, as there was Thursday afternoon, I think of the innocent people on...
Jan 16, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
It Was a Very Good Year… It Was a Very Good Year…
We've got a new Think Again column called "Scarborough's Fare" here and my new Nation column, "Gaza Agonistes" is here. I contributed to the Brennan Center's symposium on suggest...
Jan 15, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Outside In Outside In
One of the first things I noticed when I moved to DC was that while there were a lot amazing progressives working in the city at various non-profits and think tanks, there weren't...
Jan 15, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Obama and the Middle East, Part III Obama and the Middle East, Part III
This is the third in a series of posts on Barack Obama's Middle East dilemmas. The topic for Part I was the war on terror, and Part II was Afghanistan. Tomorrow, Part IV will cove...
Jan 15, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Why Republicans Won’t Oppose the Stimulus Why Republicans Won’t Oppose the Stimulus
Oh sure, they'll oppose it. They'll say it's too expensive, that it won't work, that it will be wasteful. Some will vote against it, though given the popularity of both Obama and ...
Jan 15, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Justice for Oscar Grant Justice for Oscar Grant
From Rodney King to Sean Bell, recent American history has seen far too many examples of police brutality directed against people (usually men) of color. Rarely though, has there ...
Jan 14, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Some Things Never Change Some Things Never Change
From Eric Rauchway's highly digestible "The Great Depression and the New Deal, A Very Short Introduction." As to whether the government should take any action, [Hoover] allowed i...
Jan 14, 2009 / Chris Hayes
What’s New With Change Congress? What’s New With Change Congress?
I have a small items in the magazine about the latest updates on Larry Lessig's Change Congress. (Which I profiled here last year.) Since it's behind the paywall, I'm just gonna p...
Jan 14, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Escalation Without a Plan Escalation Without a Plan
Does this sound familiar? "We have no strategic plan. We never had one." That's how a senior US military commander described the war in Afghanistan to Washington Post reporter...
Jan 14, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Obama and the Middle East, Part II Obama and the Middle East, Part II
This is the second part of a five-part series on Barack Obama's Middle East. Yesterday, Part I covered the so-called War on Terror. Today, in Part II, the subject is Afghanistan a...
Jan 14, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss