Politics

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

Iraq Interrogator: ‘I Never Saw Coercive Methods Pay Off’ Iraq Interrogator: ‘I Never Saw Coercive Methods Pay Off’

Matthew Alexander, an Air Force vet and interrogator based in Iraq, tells Jon Stewart he's "never seen coercive methods pay off."

Dec 9, 2008 / Video / The Daily Show

Ending the Mindset Ending the Mindset

Dissenting views on Iraq and Afghanistan will have to come not from the hawkish national security team, but from outside Washington, and from Obama himself.

Dec 3, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors

Noted. Noted.

Wal-Mart's toxic workplace; higher ed takes a hit; the right-wing blame game.

Dec 3, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors

After Mumbai After Mumbai

There is no military solution to the crisis in South Asia. It falls to Barack Obama to create a new path out of the deepening Afghan-Pakistan crisis.

Dec 3, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors

Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme Mumbai’s 9/11 Meme

We have much to fear from easy evocations of 9/11, but in India, it is a call to the world to recognize their loss.

Dec 3, 2008 / Feature / Lakshmi Chaudhry

Can Obama Stay the Course? Can Obama Stay the Course?

As he drives his team of retreads, the challenge for Obama is to remain the agent of change who electrified the nation.

Dec 3, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer

Beyond the Bailout State Beyond the Bailout State

If original thinking doesn't find a home among the Obama administration's Clinton-era Brainiacs, how can we move beyond the bailout state?

Dec 1, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Steve Fraser

The Fall of Triumphalism The Fall of Triumphalism

Because of the hubris of Bush and Cheney, we face a world of multiplied dangers, emboldened challengers and a paucity of reliable allies.

Nov 25, 2008 / Editorial / Michael T. Klare

Stimulus Now Stimulus Now

On Day One, Congress must present Obama with a bold stimulus plan focused on putting people to work, rebuilding infrastructure and expanding the productive capacity of the economy.

Nov 25, 2008 / Editorial / The Editors

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