Lame Duck Pitcher Lame Duck Pitcher
Roger Clemens has done his damage, to himself and to baseball--and we will see him go down.
Mar 3, 2008 / Feature / Robert Lipsyte
A $736-Million Symbol of Progress A $736-Million Symbol of Progress
When the U.S. embassy in Iraq is built, it will be a $736-million gargantuan complex, the biggest U.S. diplomatic facility in the world. (For Sim-style renderings of the planned a...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Dennis Kucinich’s Media Fight Dennis Kucinich’s Media Fight
Ohio voters head to the polls for a primary election Tuesday, and that can mean only one thing: The Cleveland Plain Dealer is griping about Congressman Dennis Kucinich. There is ...
Mar 3, 2008 / John Nichols
NAFTA Debate, Round 4,489,642 NAFTA Debate, Round 4,489,642
On my walk into the New York office, I was thinking through a post on NAFTA, but Robert Reich's post seems like a better jumping off point: NAFTA has become a symbol for the mou...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
This Week on Tap This Week on Tap
This week to break the impasse over the Senate-passed FISA bill, House Dems may split the legislation into two titles for separate votes--one that authorizes surveillance activiti...
Mar 3, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Obama and the Jews Obama and the Jews
Now it's official: page one of the New York Times reported on Saturday that the Jews have a problem with Obama. The Times story, by Neela Banerjee (is that a Jewish name?), did no...
Mar 3, 2008 / Jon Wiener
X, X, Baby… X, X, Baby…
Our Story: Congresswoman Kang pays a visit on her aging slacker brother, and learns more than she'd care to know.
Mar 1, 2008 / Feature / Gary Phillips
Obama, Canada, NAFTA and Some ‘Straight Talk’ Obama, Canada, NAFTA and Some ‘Straight Talk’
Did Barack Obama's campaign quietly contact Canadian officials to tell them not to take seriously the Illinois senator's tough talk about renegotiating trade agreements? CTV, the...
Mar 1, 2008 / John Nichols
Israeli Army Vets Speak Out Israeli Army Vets Speak Out
Breaking the Silence comes to America.
Mar 1, 2008 / Feature / Eyal Press
Buckley Blather Buckley Blather
I won't attempt a grand summary of the late William F. Buckley's legacy. The man was undeniably one of the great political forces of the 20th century--so too were Ronald Reagan and...
Feb 29, 2008 / Richard Kim