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Feingold Offers Best Democratic Rebuttal to Bush on Iraq Feingold Offers Best Democratic Rebuttal to Bush on Iraq

George Bush offered a predictable defense of his war in Iraq today, as the world marked the fifth anniversary of this quagmire. Barack Obama, who had the wherewithal to oppose it...

Mar 19, 2008 / John Nichols

Bush’s Speech Bush’s Speech

Made me physically sick to my stomach. That is all.

Mar 19, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Spring Break Links Spring Break Links

Congress is out on spring break until the end of the month, so here at J Street we won't be posting our regular weekly previews and round-ups of legislative action. For now, plea...

Mar 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Bill Gates Sr. on the Economy Bill Gates Sr. on the Economy

If the economy is the "number-one issue" in this current election, here at TBA, Barbara Ehrenreich and William Gates, Sr. are arguing that a better way to frame it may be inequali...

Mar 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Crisis is Opportunity Crisis is Opportunity

Maybe it's been my choice of panels, but thus far, the events I've attended here at Take Back America have felt curiously subdued. Under the pall of the plummeting economy and the...

Mar 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes

And a Half-Brother in China, Too And a Half-Brother in China, Too

To follow up on Chris's excellent commentary on the Obama-Wright media firestorm from this afternoon, here's the tally on how McCain has comparatively fared with the press (via FA...

Mar 18, 2008 / Chris Hayes

A Winter Soldier Speaks A Winter Soldier Speaks

Camilo Mejia, speaking just now at TBA. (Quickly transcribed as he was speaking, so it may be imperfect): When you go half way around the world to brutalize a country, the pain...

Mar 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes

Obama Delegate Cushion May Smother Clinton Momentum Obama Delegate Cushion May Smother Clinton Momentum

At a point when most of the media is treating the race between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton as a highly competitive one, Obama has slowly but steadily increased his delegate l...

Mar 17, 2008 / John Nichols

Quote of the Day Quote of the Day

Arizona State Rep. Krysten Sinema: Being a gay man who chooses to be a Republican, "is like being a deer and deciding to join the NRA."

Mar 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes

The Wages of Deregulation The Wages of Deregulation

Here at TBA, I just saw a fiery presentation from a member of the US Steelworkers on the result of deregulation, and inevitable rise of what Rick Perlstein has called E. Coli Cons...

Mar 17, 2008 / Chris Hayes

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