Familiar Ghosts Familiar Ghosts
A grinning soldier gives a thumbs-up over a greying corpse. Two captives stand nude, shackled wrist-to-wrist. Ten new Abu Ghraib photos from Wired, posted today.
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Buckley Buckley
I was sick yesterday so didn't have an opportunity to note William F Buckley's passing. John Nichols has some thoughts here, but I was really moved by Rick Perlstein's tribute: W...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
More Coburn More Coburn
Te-Ping's post on Tom Coburn's obstruction of the Genetic Non-DIscrimination Act gives me an opportunity to link this great piece by Ryan Grim in the Politico about how Coburn has...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Banning Genetic Discrimination Banning Genetic Discrimination
Rarely does an issue receive such consensus in Washington as that the Genetic Nondiscrimination Act currently enjoys. Already, the bill has twice unanimously passed the Senate d...
Feb 28, 2008 / Chris Hayes
Morning in America Morning in America
As voters choose sides in a momentous election, feminists call on women to reject the race-gender split.
Feb 28, 2008 / The Nation
Obama’s Mercenary Position Obama’s Mercenary Position
He calls private security forces "unaccountable" but may use them in Iraq. Meanwhile, Clinton wants to ban them. UPDATED
Feb 27, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
The Surge: Over by July? The Surge: Over by July?
Last January, when President Bush ordered some 30,000 additional troops to Iraq to shock-inject U.S. forces into Baghdad and the surrounding environs, there were 132,000 US. troop...
Feb 27, 2008 / Chris Hayes
The Coming Utopia of Post-Partisan Politics The Coming Utopia of Post-Partisan Politics
Feb 27, 2008 / Column / Ward Sutton
As Daffodils Come Out in Spring As Daffodils Come Out in Spring
Some things you can always count on.
Feb 27, 2008 / Column / Calvin Trillin