On the New York Senate Marriage Equality Vote On the New York Senate Marriage Equality Vote
On December 2, the New York Senate passionately debated marriage equality. It was a compelling display of legal, moral, and political reasoning. Compared with the anemic, corporate...
Dec 4, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan Victory at Last! Monty Python in Afghanistan
How Obama's Afghan speech turned the Commander-in-Chief into the Commanded-and-Chief.
Dec 3, 2009 / Tom Engelhardt
It’s NOT Such a Wonderful Life It’s NOT Such a Wonderful Life
Rep. Barney Frank is in the process of bringing a package of banking reform bills to the floor. Today represented a small victory as the House Financial Services Committee, chaired...
Dec 3, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
A Conspiracy, I Tell Ya… A Conspiracy, I Tell Ya…
Alter-reviews: John Fogerty and David Johansen, live and the big Miles Davis Columbia box
Dec 3, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Poll: Young People Back Obama, Disapprove of His Major Policies Poll: Young People Back Obama, Disapprove of His Major Policies
A new Harvard poll finds that President Obama is holding on to his strongest supporters, voters under 30, though they overwhelmingly oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan. Abo...
Dec 3, 2009 / Ari Melber
Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation Supporting Obama; Opposing Escalation
Is it possible to oppose the war in Afghanistan and still support the president? The Nation's Chris Hayes thinks so.
Dec 3, 2009 / Countdown
All Too Familiar on Afghanistan All Too Familiar on Afghanistan
The President talked about America's enduring values again at West Point Tuesday night, and then he laid them out, a whole lot of values one can only wish would endure a little les...
Dec 3, 2009 / Laura Flanders
After the Summit Ends After the Summit Ends
It's Jobs Summit Day at the White House, and here's hoping it creates real momentum for a bold jobs bill that the people of this nation desperately need.
Dec 3, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bernie Sanders Fights to Block Bernanke Confirmation Bernie Sanders Fights to Block Bernanke Confirmation
When the U.S. economy melted down on former President Bush's watch, it was a sobering moment. Unfortunately, Ben Bernanke was not willing to sober up. Instead of rejecting the f...
Dec 3, 2009 / John Nichols
Containing Welles Containing Welles
Richard Linklater's Me and Orson Welles, Jason Reitman's Up in the Air and Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces.
Dec 2, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans