Socialists, Out and Proud Socialists, Out and Proud
It's time to come out of our political closets and say openly that another world is not only possible but necessary.
Apr 1, 2009 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Afghanistan: No Benchmarks Yet Afghanistan: No Benchmarks Yet
Last week, in revealing the outlines of his new plan for Afghanistan, President Obama spoke about "benchmarks" that would be applied to measure progress. The comment inevitably ra...
Apr 1, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
Is Another Economic Order Possible? Is Another Economic Order Possible?
Dean Baker, Ann Lee and Greg Denier on the G-20 Summit, the labor movement, and the possibility of a new economic order.
Apr 1, 2009 / GRITtv
Colbert Rips Glenn Beck: Career Built on 9/11 Colbert Rips Glenn Beck: Career Built on 9/11
Stephen Colbert counters Glenn Beck's absurd 9/12 project with his own plan to reclaim America from 'them'.
Apr 1, 2009 / The Colbert Report
In for a Penny, In for $2.98 Trillion In for a Penny, In for $2.98 Trillion
The money involved in the auto bailout is chump change compared with what Wall Street got, and it is far better spent.
Apr 1, 2009 / Column / Robert Scheer
Referendum on Obama Policies Yields a Virtual Tie Referendum on Obama Policies Yields a Virtual Tie
The most closely-watched election test yet faced by the young Obama administration has yielded an inconclusive result with 100 percent of the vote counted. In the upstate New Yor...
Apr 1, 2009 / John Nichols
Netanyahu’s Fig Leaf Netanyahu’s Fig Leaf
So finally, after weeks of seamy backroom maneuvering, Benjamin Netanyahu has formed the new Israeli government, so bloated with ministries doled out as party favors that it was be...
Mar 31, 2009 / Roane Carey
Higher Education Takes a Hit Higher Education Takes a Hit
As university budgets dwindle, adjunct professors around the country are looking to unionize in a desperate effort to protect their jobs.
Mar 31, 2009 / Feature / Gabriel Arana
From My Inbox: WRRAP Says Thanks; UPDATE From My Inbox: WRRAP Says Thanks; UPDATE
Despite hard times which have made philanthropy hard for many, readers responded to the appeal in my last post for donations for the Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project...
Mar 31, 2009 / Katha Pollitt
US Envoy Writes of Israeli Threats US Envoy Writes of Israeli Threats
In a forthcoming memoir, John Gunther Dean writes about not only pressure from pro-Israeli officials in Washington but attempts on his life for reaching out to the Palestinians.
Mar 31, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette