The Decider’s Decider The Decider’s Decider
The mysterious David Petraeus.
Sep 13, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Greece: The Fire This Time Greece: The Fire This Time
In the wake of catastrophic fires, Greek voters face a moment of "disaster capitalism," as key environmental and economic decisions determine how to rebuild.
Sep 13, 2007 / Maria Margaronis
The Housing Bubble Pops The Housing Bubble Pops
To solve the subprime mortgage crisis, start with aid for vulnerable homeowners, smarter economic policies and a more competent Federal Reserve Board.
Sep 13, 2007 / Dean Baker
Failing Electoral College Failing Electoral College
As California Republicans seek to game the dysfunctional Electoral College, a campaign is rising to establish a national popular vote.
Sep 13, 2007 / Rob Richie
Beware the Lame Duck Beware the Lame Duck
Bush may be a discredited President, but he can still do a lot of damage in the last sixteen months of his presidency.
Sep 13, 2007 / The Editors
Dispatch from War-Torn Baltimore Dispatch from War-Torn Baltimore
I live in Baltimore, Maryland. At the moment, that is slightly more dangerous than being an American soldier in Afghanistan. In Afganhistan, just over eighty US soldiers have bee...
Sep 13, 2007 / Karen Houppert
Progressive Jews Organize Progressive Jews Organize
A new wave of grassroots Jewish activism is emerging around issues like housing, healthcare and education.
Sep 13, 2007 / Feature / Peter Dreier and Daniel May
Soldiers Who Challenged War Spin Die in Iraq Soldiers Who Challenged War Spin Die in Iraq
Less than a month ago, on August 19, 2007, The New York Times published a letter from seven U.S. soldiers who wrote the newspaper as they were finishing a 15-month deployment in I...
Sep 13, 2007 / John Nichols
Letters Letters
A heated exchange of views on Lakshmi Chaudhry's slam of Harry Potter and a more civilized exchange between Jonathan Schell and Peace Action's Kevin Martin on nuclear proliferation...
Sep 12, 2007 / Jonathan Schell and Our Readers
The Sherrod Brown Pledge The Sherrod Brown Pledge
With nine million children uninsured in the US, and George Bush preparing to veto a bipartisan effort to cover four to five million of them, it's clear how far we are from a unive...
Sep 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel