Let’s Banish Larry Summers Let’s Banish Larry Summers
Yesterday, the Washington Post's excellent Sunday Outlook section featured a "Spring Cleaning Special" in which ten writers were given the chance to make the case for something th...
Apr 20, 2009 / Peter Rothberg
Whitewashing Torture In Front of the CIA Whitewashing Torture In Front of the CIA
Ok, I understand these are hard-working civil servants. A lot of themdo wonderful, conscientious, vital work, etc. I understand theimportance for a new president to show he suppor...
Apr 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Michelle Obama’s Fresh Food Revolution Michelle Obama’s Fresh Food Revolution
The First Lady hopes to entice Americans away from their junk food past to a healthier, more delicious future.
Apr 20, 2009 / Mark Hertsgaard
No Such Thing as Free News No Such Thing as Free News
Free news delivered via search engine is part of the same freeloading zeitgeist that has shattered the larger economy. Newspapers need to draw the line.
Apr 20, 2009 / Michael Moran
Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part I Rethink Afghanistan Debate Part I
The Nation's Katrina vanden Heuvel explains the trap of military escalation in Afghanistan in the first of a three-part debate.
Apr 20, 2009 / Brave New Films
This Week On The Hill This Week On The Hill
Congress is back from recess today and so is Capitolism. Greg Kaufmann previews what's on tap: Recess is over, some big fights ahead -- like the budget, healthcare, and energy po...
Apr 20, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Spy Story: Harman, Saban, and AIPAC Spy Story: Harman, Saban, and AIPAC
The trial on espionage-related charges for two former officials of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee starts this summer, unless -- as the Washington Post has demanded -...
Apr 20, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Begin By Impeaching The Torture Judge Begin By Impeaching The Torture Judge
There has been much rhetoric with regard to the memorandums prepared by President Bush's Justice Department regarding how -- not if but how -- prisoners of the United States would...
Apr 19, 2009 / John Nichols
Nearing 100 Nearing 100
Three days after Senator Obama's historic election, I proposed an agendafor President Obama's first 100 days. As we near this iconic marker I'msurprised to see just how much of t...
Apr 17, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Road to Ruin: Burned by Brokers The Road to Ruin: Burned by Brokers
A close-up snapshot of the 'toxic assets' on the balance sheet of bailout-recipient Flagstar Bank Corp.
Apr 17, 2009 / American News Project