General Douglas MacArthur General Douglas MacArthur
Roger Baldwin, who spent three months working under MacArthur in Japan after World War II, remembers the general fondly.
Jun 25, 2009 / Feature / Roger Baldwin
Portrait of Truman Portrait of Truman
The mysterious Missourian who has just stepped into some very big shoes.
Jun 25, 2009 / Feature / Margaret Marshall
National Review vs The Nation: US as the Global Cop National Review vs The Nation: US as the Global Cop
In part two of a three-part series, Chris Hayes of The Nation debates Reihan Salam of the National Review over the proper role of the US military in the world.
Jun 25, 2009 / The Nation Video
Muslim Women’s Rights, Continued Muslim Women’s Rights, Continued
The massive participation by women in Iran's street demonstrations is surprising only if you accept the mullahs' view of women as weak and passive vessels.
Jun 24, 2009 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Twittergasms Twittergasms
Why is it easier to raise 3 million tweets for demonstrations in Iran than to twit about Obama's sellouts at home?
Jun 24, 2009 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Obama’s False Reform Obama’s False Reform
Congress should step up its investigations of the roots of the financial crisis and slow down the rush to weak solutions--especially the empowerment of the Federal Reserve.
Jun 24, 2009 / William Greider
Bucking the Banks Bucking the Banks
How can we expect the experts to reform the financial system when it's experts who got us into this mess to begin with?
Jun 24, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Noted. Noted.
Sebastian Jones on healthcare reform, Nisa Qazi on refugees in Pakistan, John Nichols on NOW's Kim Gandy
Jun 24, 2009 / The Editors
Obama’s Stonewall Obama’s Stonewall
Since Obama traced his dazzling arc to the presidency, his stance on gay rights has become murkier, and more Clintonian.
Jun 24, 2009 / Richard Kim
Iran’s New Revolutionaries Iran’s New Revolutionaries
At the heart of the Green Wave sweeping Iran are the fearless young men and women who have few illusions about the complexity of the reforms they seek.
Jun 24, 2009 / Babak Sarfaraz