Tony Blair Redux Tony Blair Redux
The former British Prime Minister appeared again before the Chilcot Inquiry; this time, he seemed determined to make amends.
Jan 21, 2011 / D.D. Guttenplan
Slacker Friday Slacker Friday
Eric Alterman rounds up the best of New York, confronts Reagan's Alzheimer's and reader mail.
Jan 21, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Palin Drones Palin Drones
The government of The Great Regression tries to repeal healthcare and some long-forgotten silver screen classics.
Jan 20, 2011 / Eric Alterman
Obama: Triangulation 2.0? Obama: Triangulation 2.0?
In year three, will Obama heed the lessons of Clinton or Reagan?
Jan 20, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Ari Berman
How Myths Keep Us Mired in War How Myths Keep Us Mired in War
Why are we still in Afghanistan? Might it have something to do with the myth of national security—or, more accurately, national insecurity, since it always tells us who and w...
Jan 20, 2011 / Ira Chernus
Obama’s Deregulation Dance With Wall Street Obama’s Deregulation Dance With Wall Street
A new Republican Congress eager to please corporations is expected. We weren't expecting such an open display of eagerness from Obama.
Jan 19, 2011 / Laura Flanders
Obama Pulls a Clinton on Deregulation Obama Pulls a Clinton on Deregulation
Bill Clinton embraced the corporate money guys in an effort to purchase a second term. On Tuesday, Barack Obama veered sharply down that same course.
Jan 19, 2011 / Robert Scheer
Easy as ABC? Tracking the ‘Inescapable’ Racial Angle in the MLK Parade Bomb Story Easy as ABC? Tracking the ‘Inescapable’ Racial Angle in the MLK Parade Bomb Story
For journalism that connects the dots between Spokane, Tucson, the rise of an extremist American right and, yes, the uptick in violent rhetoric that feeds it, look to David Neiwert...
Jan 19, 2011 / Nancy Goldstein
Did Obama Defend Sarah Palin in Tucson? Did Obama Defend Sarah Palin in Tucson?
That’s the unspoken right-wing spin on the president's speech. And just in time for MLK Day, Pat Buchanan says a far-left "lynch mob" has been going after Palin, Be...
Jan 18, 2011 / Leslie Savan
Sarah Palin’s Mantle of Victimhood Sarah Palin’s Mantle of Victimhood
Surely Palin knows that it is easier to complain of being unfairly demonized than to pause for a moment in the aftermath of a tragedy to reflect on her own role in sowing rage an...
Jan 14, 2011 / Eyal Press