Letters Letters
Is Capitalism Dead or Playing Possum?
Our March 23 issue, particularly Barbara Ehrenreich and Bill Fletcher Jr.'s foru
Apr 2, 2009 / Our Readers
House Members to Obama: Rethink Afghanistan Surge House Members to Obama: Rethink Afghanistan Surge
Congressional Democrats and Republicans are signing on to a letter urging President Obama to reconsider his plan to surge tens of thousands of additional U.S. troops into Afghanis...
Apr 2, 2009 / John Nichols
Silence on Afghanistan: If Only it Were a Joke Silence on Afghanistan: If Only it Were a Joke
It's April Fool's day week and my inbox is full. My favorite prank posting so far comes from the London- based Guardian newspaper which announced (via Twitter): "Th...
Apr 2, 2009 / Laura Flanders
Huey Long: Death of a Demagogue Huey Long: Death of a Demagogue
Huey sleeps with the other kingfish.
Apr 2, 2009 / The Editors
Africa for the Africans: The Garvey Movement Africa for the Africans: The Garvey Movement
The movement for a Republic of Africa--run for and by black people--grows strong on the streets of Harlem.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / William Pickens
Nixon Resigns: A Type to Remember Nixon Resigns: A Type to Remember
The long national nightmare of Richard Nixon's political career is over.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Mark Harris
Kennedy-Nixon Debate: A Landmark? Kennedy-Nixon Debate: A Landmark?
It's hard to win a presidential debate when you look like Rudolf Hess. That's probably why Richard Nixon did much better against John F. Kennedy, among those who listened on the ra...
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Kenneth Rexroth
Watergate: The Measures to Be Taken Watergate: The Measures to Be Taken
Reflections on a 'Saturday Night Massacre'.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / Carey McWilliams
Castillo’s Guatemala Castillo’s Guatemala
The US takes over Guatemala, as democracy slips over a banana peel.
Apr 2, 2009 / Feature / David Graham
Media Misses Mark on Truman’s Election Media Misses Mark on Truman’s Election
The only person in 1948 who thought Truman had a chance in 1948 was Harry, and even he wasn't all that convinced.
Apr 2, 2009 / The Editors