‘Bush Shoes’ Become a Big Hit Abroad ‘Bush Shoes’ Become a Big Hit Abroad
The Turkish manufacturer that made the shoe that an Iraqi journalist threw at Bush earlier this month has been inundated by several hundred thousand orders.
Jan 2, 2009 / Countdown
Cheney’s Legacy of Deception Cheney’s Legacy of Deception
In the end, the shame of Dick Cheney was total: unmitigated by any notion of a graceful departure, let alone the slightest obligation of honest accounting.
Dec 30, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Good God, Bad God Good God, Bad God
If Rick Warren, Barack Obama and the gay community can find common ground, it'll be on civil, not religious, grounds. So let's separate church and state.
Dec 23, 2008 / Richard Kim
Dismantling the Imperial Presidency Dismantling the Imperial Presidency
Don't assume that the end of the Bush administration marks the end of the imperial presidency he established.
Radio Nation with Laura Flanders Radio Nation with Laura Flanders
Richard Kim and Sarah Posner on the Obama's controversial embrace of Rick Warren. Plus: Ari Berman on Howard Dean's legacy and more.
Dec 22, 2008 / Radio Nation
Obama’s Philosophy: Play It Cool Obama’s Philosophy: Play It Cool
The president-elect's seemingly unflappable temperament gets spoofed by SNL's Fred Armisen.
Dec 22, 2008 / Saturday Night Live
What’s the Matter With Rick Warren? What’s the Matter With Rick Warren?
Obama's choice to give the invocation at his inauguration is a slap at progressives and a bow to the religious right.
Dec 17, 2008 / Sarah Posner
The Prophet The Prophet
Howard Dean's fifty-state strategy remade the Democratic Party. What comes next?
Dec 17, 2008 / Feature / Ari Berman
Hurled Shoes: Bush’s Epitaph Hurled Shoes: Bush’s Epitaph
The loathing that led an Iraqi to hurl shoes at Bush serves as the world's final verdict on US folly in Iraq. It's also a caution for Obama as he ponders Afghanistan.
Dec 17, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Pragmatist The Pragmatist
We get it. He's pragmatic. But what does that mean--politically and philosophically?
Dec 10, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Chris Hayes