Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
We've got a new "Think Again" column called " It's Still the BushEconomy" about the proclivity of so many in the media to treat thiseconomic crisis as if it were caused by Obama,...
Apr 17, 2009 / Eric Alterman
The Torture Memos, Obama and the Banality of Evil The Torture Memos, Obama and the Banality of Evil
Even as President Obama acted in the name of transparency and accountabilty in releasing the Bush administration's OLC's torture memos, he made assurances that the CIA agents who u...
Apr 17, 2009 / Richard Kim
21st Century Imperialism? 21st Century Imperialism?
Laura Dean asks: Secretary Gates tells us: the 2010 defense budget cuts will "profoundly reform how this department does business." Well alright, but whom do we look to to help u...
Apr 17, 2009 / Chris Hayes
Thomas Tamm: An American Hero Thomas Tamm: An American Hero
I had the privilege yesterday of attending an awards ceremony in Washington DC honoring Thomas Tamm, the recipient of this year's Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, which is given ...
Apr 17, 2009 / Eyal Press
Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad Colbert Coalition’s Anti-Gay Marriage Ad
The (totally straight) Colbert Coalition has formed to oppose same-sex marriage--and make a commercial about it.
Apr 17, 2009 / The Colbert Report
Pirates, Pornographic Protests, and a Puppy Pirates, Pornographic Protests, and a Puppy
I haven't followed U.S. news in nearly two weeks. I was traveling in South Africa and I was determined to stay focused on local elections and issues. So to get back on track with ...
Apr 17, 2009 / Melissa Harris-Perry
The Answer to Obama=Hitler The Answer to Obama=Hitler
The presidential campaign had more than a smattering of it. The economic crisis is breeding lots more. Crazy talk comparing Barack Obama to Hitler went mainstream April 1...
Apr 17, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun Obama Set for a Summit in the Sun
Barack Obama encounters Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez for the first time at the Summit of the Americas, and the future of US-Latin America relations takes a new turn.
Apr 17, 2009 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Well, Yes, The Government Is Spying On Us Well, Yes, The Government Is Spying On Us
The revelation that the National Security Agency (NSA) has been intercepting Americans' emails and phone calls in what the New York Times terms a "significant and systemic" manner...
Apr 17, 2009 / John Nichols
GOP to New Orleans: Liberals Did It GOP to New Orleans: Liberals Did It
One of the more deeply twisted--and, one would have hoped, now thoroughly discredited--right-wing storylines of the Bush era is currently enjoying a comeback: all that chaos and su...
Apr 16, 2009 / Betsy Reed