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Co-written and researched by Corbin Hiar. In a joint press conference with Mexico's president Philippe Calderon, President Obama recently threw his support behind the Inter-Ameri...
Apr 27, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Egypt After Mubarak Egypt After Mubarak
The prospect of a dynastic succession could make for a messy transfer of power in the political epicenter of the Arab world.
Apr 27, 2009 / Feature / Stephen Glain
Chasing Ghosts in Afghanistan Chasing Ghosts in Afghanistan
There were two important hearings regarding Afghanistan on the Hill last week -- in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and at the Congressional Progressive Caucus' (CPC) third...
Apr 27, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Is Obama Our Nixon? Is Obama Our Nixon?
My final weekly 100 Days column is in the magazine this week, and up on the web here. For the foreseeable future, we're going to convert the column to a biweekly one, so I can do ...
Apr 27, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Tim Geithner’s Sentences Resemble Securitized Assets Tim Geithner’s Sentences Resemble Securitized Assets
The New York Times today has a fantastic profile of Tim Geithner and his thinking. It underlines, through a complex portrait, how urgent it is to replace Geithner with someone whos...
Apr 27, 2009 / Zephyr Teachout
The Nefarious Al Gore The Nefarious Al Gore
Scalise, Sleaze, and the Nefarious Al Gore Al Gore was on the Hill to endorse the House climate bill at an Energy and Commerce hearing. He was armed as always with the latest sc...
Apr 27, 2009 / Chris Hayes
GOP Know-Nothings Fought Pandemic Preparedness GOP Know-Nothings Fought Pandemic Preparedness
When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation, included roughly $900 million for that ...
Apr 26, 2009 / John Nichols
The Gender-Bending Recession The Gender-Bending Recession
Are men opting in--at home? Maybe, but mostly because they have little choice, and they're not altogether happy about it. That was the gist of a story the other day in the New York...
Apr 25, 2009 / Betsy Reed
Slacker Friday, Jumbo Edition Slacker Friday, Jumbo Edition
I've got a new "Think Again" column called "TheDHS Report: Torturing theTruth" here and I'vegot a new Nation column about the New York Times Company, theBostonGlobe and the crazi...
Apr 24, 2009 / Eric Alterman
Killing Civilians: How Safe Do You Actually Want to Be? Killing Civilians: How Safe Do You Actually Want to Be?
Why dead Afghan civilians aren't collateral damage but the heart of the matter.
Apr 24, 2009 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt