Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment Obama Trapped Behind Wall of Mideast Containment
Why the Obama administration's efforts to achieve a Middle East peace between the Israelis and Palestinians are inextricably linked to its efforts to bring Iran to heel.
Oct 7, 2009 / Feature / Ira Chernus
Russian Journalists Still Under Threat Russian Journalists Still Under Threat
Three years after the assassination of Russian journalist Anna Politikovskaya, impunity reigns.
Oct 7, 2009 / Feature / Adam Federman
An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer An ACORN Amendment for Pfizer
Representative Betty McCollum's "ACORN Act" would prevent the government from doing business with corporations that have been found guilty of felonies.
Oct 5, 2009 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Do They Take Us for Shmucks? Do They Take Us for Shmucks?
The best arguments for the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency come from the politicians and lobbyists who oppose it.
Oct 2, 2009 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
US-UN Ties Still Strained US-UN Ties Still Strained
Barely a week after Barack Obama plunged into the UN for three unprecedented days, our reconciliation with the organization is already showing fault lines.
Oct 2, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette
Iran and the Pipelineistan Opera Iran and the Pipelineistan Opera
The story under the Iranian nuclear story: how Iranian natural gas will reach Europe.
Oct 1, 2009 / Feature / Pepe Escobar
Dick Gephardt’s Spectacular Sellout Dick Gephardt’s Spectacular Sellout
As a politician, he was a champion of progressive reform. Now he lobbies for its enemies.
Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Sebastian Jones
The Coalfield Uprising The Coalfield Uprising
Appalachian activists are gaining ground in a campaign to ban mountaintop removal mining.
Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Jeff Biggers
An Open Letter to President Obama An Open Letter to President Obama
Mr. President, don't derail your presidency by bungling Afghanistan.
Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / William R. Polk
Anti-Choice Amendments Fail in Senate Finance Committee Anti-Choice Amendments Fail in Senate Finance Committee
Two anti-choice amendments considered by the Senate Finance Committee today were soundly defeated.
Sep 30, 2009 / Feature / Sharon Lerner