Obama’s Wrong Turn on Trade Obama’s Wrong Turn on Trade
Barack Obama's decision to nominate former Dallas Mayor Ron Kirk to serve as the next U.S. Trade Representative is deeply unsettling for those who hoped the president-elect would ...
Dec 19, 2008 / John Nichols
Butter Over Guns Butter Over Guns
In a recent post, Todd Gitlin rightly calls out "the huge missing argument in Washington" against 54% of our discretionary spending going to the military budget -- and that doesn'...
Dec 18, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
NATO in Palestine? Not A Good Idea NATO in Palestine? Not A Good Idea
Pro-Israel activists in the United States and Israeli defense officials are already getting energized in opposition to the idea of a NATO military force in Palestine, as part of a...
Dec 17, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bush’s Midnight Regulations Bush’s Midnight Regulations
President Bush may have hospitably welcomed his successor and his wife into the White House while promising a "transition of the highest order," but despite voters' overwhelming r...
Dec 17, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Bush Finds WMDs in Iraq, Umm, or WMHs Bush Finds WMDs in Iraq, Umm, or WMHs
President Bush finally found the long-missing Weapons of Mass Humiliation in Iraq. Iraqis, millions of them, are wearing them on their feet. Not exactly WMDs, but WMHs will have t...
Dec 15, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Toxic Toys Toxic Toys
For the second straight year, HealthyToys.org is highlighting test results for more than 1,500 toys and children's products. Researchers at the Ecology Center, a Michigan-based n...
Dec 15, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
A Cautious Farm and Food Pick A Cautious Farm and Food Pick
The most telling Cabinet nomination that Barack Obama will advance once he assumes the presidency on January 20 -- and from a long-term standpoint perhaps the most meaningful one ...
Dec 14, 2008 / John Nichols
What I Know About Jesse Jackson Jr. What I Know About Jesse Jackson Jr.
A lot of assumptions are being made with regard to Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. The Democratic representative from Chicago is, after 13 years in the House, earning the sort of a...
Dec 14, 2008 / John Nichols
Zero Nukes Zero Nukes
An important and inspiring new group, Global Zero, launched in Paris this week with a goal of eliminating all nuclear weapons in 20 to 25 years. More than 100 prominent military,...
Dec 13, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Senate That Can’t Be Bothered to Help Workers A Senate That Can’t Be Bothered to Help Workers
U.S. Senator Russ Feingold, the Wisconsin Democrat who grew up in the car-factory town of Janesville, had the right reaction to the latest proposal to provide needed federal fundi...
Dec 13, 2008 / John Nichols