The Misunderstood Robber Baron: On Cornelius Vanderbilt The Misunderstood Robber Baron: On Cornelius Vanderbilt
T.J. Stiles's The First Tycoon is a gilded portrait of the robber baron Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Nov 11, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser
The Money Man’s Best Friend The Money Man’s Best Friend
Blue Dog Democrats are undermining prospects for financial-industry regulation and reform.
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / William Greider
The Fifty-Year War The Fifty-Year War
We learned so much, at such cost, in Vietnam. Why must we learn it all again in Afghanistan?
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Jonathan Schell
How the US Funds the Taliban How the US Funds the Taliban
With Pentagon cash, contractors bribe insurgents not to attack supply lines for US troops
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Aram Roston
Saving Homes With Mandatory Mediation Saving Homes With Mandatory Mediation
Mandatory mediation programs are preventing foreclosures across the country. Congress should do more to support them.
Nov 11, 2009 / Feature / Pat Garofalo
Puzzle No. 3193 Puzzle No. 3193
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Nov 11, 2009 / Frank W. Lewis
Senator Joe Lieberman and the Public Option Senator Joe Lieberman and the Public Option
He'll work to make a filibuster stick.
Nov 11, 2009 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Abbas’ Shock Treatment Abbas’ Shock Treatment
The crisis in US diplomacy with Israel and Palestine was the subject of an important discuss yesterday at the annual conference of the Middle East Institute. And the mood was deci...
Nov 11, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Right-Wing Rep’s Fort Hood Fumble Right-Wing Rep’s Fort Hood Fumble
The Nation's Christopher Hayes comments on GOP Rep. Pete Hokestra's decision to leak details of the ongoing Fort Hood investigation.
Nov 11, 2009 / The Rachel Maddow Show