Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars Seminars at Sea: Jeremy Scahill on How Obama is Expanding Bush’s Wars
According to Scahill, foreign policy isn't that different today from what it was during the Bush years—if anything, Obama has increased secrecy around issues like torture...
Nov 10, 2010 / The Nation
Whose Future? Our Future. Whose Future? Our Future.
The Think 2040 project wants to know your policy priorities so our generation can start shaping the agenda for the coming decades.
Nov 10, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
Bush’s Nadir Bush’s Nadir
Kanye West wasn't just calling George W. Bush a racist. He was, essentially, calling Bush a traitor.
Nov 10, 2010 / Melissa Harris-Perry
My Favorite Doonesbury Character: Mr. Butts My Favorite Doonesbury Character: Mr. Butts
It's the 40th anniversary of America's greatest comic strip.
Nov 10, 2010 / Jon Wiener
Let the Punishment Fit the Crime Let the Punishment Fit the Crime
Johannes Mehserle's sentence for killing Oscar Grant has been decried as less than Michael Vick was given for killing dogs.
Nov 9, 2010 / Laura Flanders
Will the GOP’s Victory Energize Mideast Doves? Will the GOP’s Victory Energize Mideast Doves?
Election Day 2010 may look like a victory for the hawks, but it could turn out to be a step toward their long-term defeat.
Nov 9, 2010 / Ira Chernus
After Midterms, Top Reporters Stress GOP, Not Tea Party After Midterms, Top Reporters Stress GOP, Not Tea Party
New data reveals how top political reporters are framing the midterm results in recent questions and press conferences.
Nov 9, 2010 / Ari Melber
Reviewing ‘OUT: The Glenn Burke Story’ Reviewing ‘OUT: The Glenn Burke Story’
This new documentary about the price paid by a 1970s Major League Baseball player in the closet tells a story that deserves to be told.
Nov 9, 2010 / Dave Zirin
Olbermann’s Suspension Was the Worst Person(nel Decision) in the World Olbermann’s Suspension Was the Worst Person(nel Decision) in the World
Keith Olbermann's suspension from MSNBC was only the most recent in a series of corporate disciplinary actions against journalists that usually redound to the right's favor.
Nov 9, 2010 / Leslie Savan
Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face Briefing: Greg Mitchell on MSNBC’s Olbermann About-Face
By this past weekend, says Greg Mitchell, the media's focus had shifted from the elections to Keith Olbermann's suspension for donating money to Democratic candidates. Not a pee...
Nov 9, 2010 / The Nation on Grit TV