The Business of War The Business of War
Even as congress denies billions in assistance to states, there is little if any talk of cutting US defense spending. Who's profiting and what is their interest in maintaining a wa...
Feb 10, 2009 / GRITtv
Iran Opens Door for Talks Iran Opens Door for Talks
President Ahmadinejad -- who's recently been described as "the Unidentified Flying Object of Iranian and global politics" whose "antics have made Iran a laughingstock on the world...
Feb 10, 2009 / Bob Dreyfuss
A-Rod, Anabolic Agonist A-Rod, Anabolic Agonist
When it comes to steroids, no one, as A-Rod's alleged paramour Madonna might say, is like a virgin.
Feb 10, 2009 / Column / Dave Zirin
Senate Should Pursue Truth About Bush-Cheney Abuses Senate Should Pursue Truth About Bush-Cheney Abuses
Proposing the creation of a "truth commission" to examine the high crimes and misdemeanors of the Bush-Cheney administration, Senate Judiciary Committee chair Patrick Leahy declar...
Feb 10, 2009 / John Nichols
The Nation’s Victory Navasky on Obama The Nation’s Victory Navasky on Obama
Navasky elaborates on his theory that President Obama might just be a "liberal in centrist clothing."
Feb 9, 2009 / The Real News Network
Reid and Pelosi Get Spoofed Reid and Pelosi Get Spoofed
Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig play Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, while making the point that the Democrats are the ones in charge.
Feb 9, 2009 / Saturday Night Live
Wanted: Relief and Revival Wanted: Relief and Revival
We can no longer afford post-partisan happy talk. We need straight talk from the President about how government spending is critical, now, for economic relief and revival. At th...
Feb 9, 2009 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
No Oversight: Fed Gives Away Trillions No Oversight: Fed Gives Away Trillions
Since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy, the Federal Reserve's balance sheet has expanded by $1.2 trillion with little oversight.
Feb 9, 2009 / American News Project
Obama’s Bully Pulpit Best Bet to Beat Economic Royalists Obama’s Bully Pulpit Best Bet to Beat Economic Royalists
The missing element in Barack Obama's presidency up to this point has been a popular appeal to the American people. He has needed to stand at the "bully pulpit" that Teddy Roosev...
Feb 9, 2009 / John Nichols
How Will Obama Engage on Human Rights? How Will Obama Engage on Human Rights?
Bipartisanship promises to be even harder to achieve on human rights than it is on a stimulus package. Two pending decisions at the United Nations will reveal the depth of the admi...
Feb 9, 2009 / Feature / Barbara Crossette