Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism Chris Christie Preaches a Foreign Policy of American Exceptionalism
Not quite a neoconservative, Christie is still sounding a lot like, well, Hillary Clinton when it comes to world affairs.
May 29, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa? Is Obama Moving the ‘War on Terror’ to Africa?
Despite talk of a pivot to Asia, the US military‘s gaze has settled on Africa.
May 28, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War Congress Could Slow Obama’s Push for a Longer Afghan War
Obama wants to keep almost 10,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but some members of Congress are saying “not so fast.”
May 28, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
Did Chris Christie Just Sabotage His Chances for 2016? Did Chris Christie Just Sabotage His Chances for 2016?
The Newark Star-Ledger says Christie’s attack on pensions is the final nail in his coffin. (We’ll see.)
May 22, 2014 / The Christie Watch / Bob and Barbara Dreyfuss
No Surprise No Surprise
Karl Rove suggests that Hillary Clinton suffered brain damage. —News reports What’s long been true has gotten even truer: When Karl Rove speaks, he does so from the sewer.
May 21, 2014 / Column / Calvin Trillin
How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State How Jerry Brown Got Californians to Raise Their Taxes and Save Their State
He’s brought the state back from the brink—and is poised to easily win re-election.
May 21, 2014 / Feature / John Nichols
After Jackson Loses Its Radical Mayor, a Movement Spreads in the South After Jackson Loses Its Radical Mayor, a Movement Spreads in the South
Still mourning Chokwe Lumumba, progressives gather to push his vision for worker-owned co-ops.
May 14, 2014 / Editorial / Laura Flanders
This Is Exactly How Karl Rove Works This Is Exactly How Karl Rove Works
There's nothing new in Rove's latest ugly broadside on Hillary Clinton.
May 13, 2014 / Blog / George Zornick
The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now The Nixon Library Needs a New Director, Now
Nixon loyalists and family members should not be allowed to block the appointment of a new director.
May 13, 2014 / Blog / Jon Wiener
The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’ The Media Did Not Have Relations With ‘That Story’
Have the media grown up half as much as Monica Lewinsky?
May 12, 2014 / Blog / Leslie Savan