Politics

Kick Ass or Buy Gas?

Kick Ass or Buy Gas? Kick Ass or Buy Gas?

How taxpayers are subsidizing BP's disaster through the Pentagon.

Jun 17, 2010 / Nick Turse

Top Republicans Offer BP Apologies, Tips to Avoid Accountability Top Republicans Offer BP Apologies, Tips to Avoid Accountability

The ranking Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee apologizes to BP's CEO for Obama administration moves to hold the company to account.

Jun 17, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Getting Out in 2011 Getting Out in 2011

Now we know that President Obama secured a pledge from the generals that they would either turn over the war to the Afghans by 2011 or get out. Will Congress hold the president to ...

Jun 17, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss

Mama Grizzlies to Working Moms: Drop Dead

Mama Grizzlies to Working Moms: Drop Dead Mama Grizzlies to Working Moms: Drop Dead

Fresh faces aside, the Republican Party's stance on the issues that matter to working mothers is as regressive as it's ever been.

Jun 16, 2010 / Editorial / Betsy Reed

Noted. Noted.

Esther Kaplan on indictments of New Orleans police officers in the shooting death of Henry Glover.

Jun 16, 2010 / Editorial / The Editors

‘Bloody Sunday’ Apologies, What About Monday? ‘Bloody Sunday’ Apologies, What About Monday?

David Cameron apologized for the killings of "Bloody Sunday" after 38 years. How long will it take for an apology for other state killings? 

Jun 16, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders

Key Dem Stalls Administration’s Push for More Afghan War Money Key Dem Stalls Administration’s Push for More Afghan War Money

Appropriations Committee chair David Obey says he will withhold action on supplemental spending request until action is taken to meet domestic needs.

Jun 16, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols

Video: BP’s Oil Crisis Is Obama’s Leadership Crisis

Video: BP’s Oil Crisis Is Obama’s Leadership Crisis Video: BP’s Oil Crisis Is Obama’s Leadership Crisis

On The Ed Show, Katrina vanden Heuvel says that Obama needs to realize that BP's mess is "more than an oil spill, more than an oil crisis. It's also an economic crisis."...

Jun 16, 2010 / Press Room

BP’s Oil Crisis is Obama’s Leadership Crisis BP’s Oil Crisis is Obama’s Leadership Crisis

On The Ed Show, Katrina vanden Heuvel says that Obama needs to realize that BP's mess is "more than an oil spill, more than an oil crisis. It's also an economic crisis."

Jun 16, 2010 / Video / The Ed Show

Are Obama and Progressives on the Outs? Are Obama and Progressives on the Outs?

There's a tension between the Obama administration and the progressive movement, but it's not the one mainstream media have been describing or that the White House seems to perce...

Jun 16, 2010 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

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