The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said The Eleven Craziest Things Newt Gingrich Has Ever Said
Newt Gingrich, who announced a presidential run today, has said a lot of crazy things during his career. Here are eleven of the nuttiest.
May 11, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick
Cheney Refuses to Admit He Was Wrong on Obama’s Approach to War on Terror Cheney Refuses to Admit He Was Wrong on Obama’s Approach to War on Terror
The former vice president made a mess after 9/11 by aligning the US with Pakistan and betting on a flawed approach to intelligence-gathering. Now he's trying to claim some cre...
May 4, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation New Photos: Obama Overseeing the bin Laden Operation
The White House has long used Flickr, the photo-sharing website, to publish images from behind the scenes of government. The new pictures of the bin Laden operation are sure to cap...
May 3, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Obama’s Political Coup: He Heads Toward 2012 as the President Who Did What Bush Could Not Obama’s Political Coup: He Heads Toward 2012 as the President Who Did What Bush Could Not
Forget trumping Trump with the long-form birth certificate. President Obama's announcement that he ordered a successful mission to kill Osama bin Laden is likely to yield political...
May 2, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough For Birthers, Obama’s Not Black Enough
As a black man, Obama's confident knowledge of his lineage is precisely the thing that makes his American identity dubious.
Apr 27, 2011 / Column / Melissa Harris-Perry
Barack Hussein Obama II: As American as Willard Mitt Romney—and Donald Trump Barack Hussein Obama II: As American as Willard Mitt Romney—and Donald Trump
Obama releases his birth certificate. Turns out he's no more “foreign” than his leading Republican rival. Or Donald Trump.
Apr 27, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols
Why Afghanistan Could Upend Obama’s Re-election Strategy Why Afghanistan Could Upend Obama’s Re-election Strategy
Antiwar sentiment is at the heart of Obama’s base—and also of his appeal to independent voters.
Apr 27, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
All the WikiLeaks Fit to Print All the WikiLeaks Fit to Print
Why indeed is Bradley Manning the one behind bars and not the government officials who kept hidden unpleasant truths about this nation’s policies?
Apr 27, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Confronting the Coded Racism of Donald Trump Confronting the Coded Racism of Donald Trump
Donald Trump crossed a new line by questioning Barack Obama's educational credentials this week, a classic race-baiting trick in the GOP playbook.
Apr 27, 2011 / The Notion / Ari Melber
Obama’s Decisions on Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan Will Determine Re-Election Chances Obama’s Decisions on Afghanistan, Iraq, Pakistan Will Determine Re-Election Chances
Will he risk multiple military quagmires or campaign on a pledge to pull troops out of Afghanistan and Pakistan and drones out of Pakistan and Libya?
Apr 26, 2011 / Tom Hayden