Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens Obama and the Indefinite Detention of US Citizens
With the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act, the president has brought Guantánamo-style justice to the United States.
Jan 4, 2012 / Beat the Devil / Alexander Cockburn
Three Myths About Ron Paul Three Myths About Ron Paul
Civil libertarians and non-interventionists on both the right and left are praising Paul, but they should know his views are wrong on more than economics.
Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward Jeremy Scahill: How US Foreign Policy Has Lurched Rightward
When voters go to the booth next year, how will they vote on foreign policy? What options do they have?
Dec 22, 2011 / Video / Francis Reynolds
The Change I Believe In The Change I Believe In
2012 needs to be about what comes next, not just who comes next.
Dec 20, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Remembering Those We Lost, 2011 Remembering Those We Lost, 2011
Dec 20, 2011 / Lived History / The Nation
Iowa Challenge for Obama: Dem Caucus Votes for ‘Uncommitted’ Slate Iowa Challenge for Obama: Dem Caucus Votes for ‘Uncommitted’ Slate
Health Care Not Warfare campaigners propose a Democratic Caucus alternative to Obama: an uncommitted slate. Others urge caucus goers from both parties to reject current contenders ...
Dec 20, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
There Goes the Republic There Goes the Republic
The defense authorization bill that Congress passed and President Obama had threatened to veto will soon become law, a fact that should be met with public outrage.
Dec 15, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Obama Gets Occupied Obama Gets Occupied
The president has started talking like a populist. It took the Occupy movement to make him do it.
Dec 14, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors
Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog Teddy Roosevelt Would Recess Appoint Cordray as Wall St. Watchdog
A majority of senators want the former Ohio attorney general to head the Consumer Financial Products Bureau. The president should use a recess appointment to make it so.
Dec 8, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Republican Ads Get Personal Republican Ads Get Personal
New TV ads from Rick Perry and Mitt Romney have tossed aside any policy discussion in favor of touting their personal religiosity.