The Plight of Women Soldiers The Plight of Women Soldiers
More women have fought and died in Iraq than in all the wars since World War II put together. Yet the US military continues to treat them like second class citizens.
May 5, 2009 / Feature / Helen Benedict
Michelle Obama, Mom-in-Chief Michelle Obama, Mom-in-Chief
With Mother's Day approaching I want to think about Michelle Obama's assertion that her primary role as First Lady is "Mom-in-Chief." Many progressive feminists were dis...
May 5, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Tax Haven Rhetoric Doesn’t Trump Job-Loss Reality Tax Haven Rhetoric Doesn’t Trump Job-Loss Reality
President Obama wants to close accounting loopholes for corporations that set up "tax havens" abroad. Excellent. But don't be fooled into thinking that this is a particularly s...
May 5, 2009 / John Nichols
Lessons From the Titanic Lessons From the Titanic
The terrible tragedy of the Titanic was entirely preventable.
May 5, 2009 / The Editors
The End of Herbert Hoover The End of Herbert Hoover
Franklin Roosevelt is elected on the promise of a new deal, something the country needs desperately.
May 5, 2009 / The Editors
Why the New Torture Defense Is a Good Offense Why the New Torture Defense Is a Good Offense
The torture immunity lobby has a new argument--public support inoculates war criminals. With that mindset, we are likely to get these policies wrong again in the future.
May 5, 2009 / Ari Melber
Obey Issues A ‘Vietnam’ Warning Obey Issues A ‘Vietnam’ Warning
Representative David Obey, who chairs the House appropriations committee, is comparing the Afghanistan-Pakistan war to Vietnam: There were new signs of uneasiness on Capitol Hil...
May 5, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Springsteen to Seeger: ‘You Outlasted the Bastards’ Springsteen to Seeger: ‘You Outlasted the Bastards’
"You outlasted the bastards, man," Bruce Springsteen told the roaring crowd. I think that was my favorite line at the rollicking birthday concert celebrating Pete Seeger's 90th! ...
May 5, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Vigorous, Quiet Revolt: Things Fall Apart At Fifty A Vigorous, Quiet Revolt: Things Fall Apart At Fifty
Published fifty years ago, Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart mounted a literary rebellion against the everyday amalgamations and condescension that treat Africa as an undiffere...
May 4, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French
Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth Misadventure in Vietnam: The Mix of Fact and Myth
With the Gulf of Tonkin resolution authorizing war in Vietnam, its clear that America hasn't learned its lesson from previous foreign policy mistakes in the region.
May 4, 2009 / Feature / John Gange