Politics

The Breakdown: What Will the ‘War on Terror’ Look Like After Osama bin Laden?

The Breakdown: What Will the ‘War on Terror’ Look Like After Osama bin Laden? The Breakdown: What Will the ‘War on Terror’ Look Like After Osama bin Laden?

In the wake of the killing of Osama bin Laden, will the US alter its strategy in the 'War on Terror'? Jeremy Scahill joins Chris Hayes to explain how the death of the Al Qaeda lead...

May 6, 2011 / Audio / Chris Hayes

Want to Hear Calls to ‘Bring the Troops Home’? Listen to GOP Presidential Debate Want to Hear Calls to ‘Bring the Troops Home’? Listen to GOP Presidential Debate

The first Republican presidential debate featured clear calls from two candidates to respond to the death of Osama bin Laden by exiting Afghanistan.

May 6, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

The Cruel and Unusually Punishing First GOP Debate The Cruel and Unusually Punishing First GOP Debate

Five men who would be the Republican nominee for president debated Thursday night. It was torture.

May 6, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

Find True Centrism in the People’s Budget Find True Centrism in the People’s Budget

The Congressional Progressive Caucus has provided a viable, courageous alternative to the Ryan Budget, and it needs your support.

May 5, 2011 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Torturism, the New Birtherism Torturism, the New Birtherism

Whether or not torture procured any clues leading to bin Laden’s death, Trump's birther base can obsess over it, magnifying every rumor out of all proportion.

May 5, 2011 / The Notion / Leslie Savan

The GOP Jobs Plan That Wasn’t

The GOP Jobs Plan That Wasn’t The GOP Jobs Plan That Wasn’t

Finally, Republicans in Congress have announced a jobs plan. Unfortunately, it doesn't appear to actually create any jobs.

May 5, 2011 / The Notion / George Zornick

Congressional Caucus Chairs Tell Obama: ‘Now is the Time (to Exit) Afghanistan’ Congressional Caucus Chairs Tell Obama: ‘Now is the Time (to Exit) Afghanistan’

With Osama gone, chairs Congressional Progressive Caucus join chairs emeritus of the Congressional Black Caucus and Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus say bring the troops...

May 5, 2011 / Blog / John Nichols

After Osama bin Laden

After Osama bin Laden After Osama bin Laden

The purpose of terrorism is to provoke an irrational response that makes a nation less secure and less free. In the wake of 9/11, America became that place. Can we change course?

May 5, 2011 / Editorial / The Editors

After Osama bin Laden’s Death, an End to ‘Bad Guys’

After Osama bin Laden’s Death, an End to ‘Bad Guys’ After Osama bin Laden’s Death, an End to ‘Bad Guys’

It's time to banish our dangerously-simplified us-versus-them mentality and recognize the world as it is: shot through with suffering and complexity.

May 5, 2011 / Editorial / Chris Hayes

Noted. Noted.

Jeff Biggers on student protests in Arizona, John Nichols on Canada's New Democratic Party, and Kate Murphy on FAIR's twenty-fifth anniversary.

May 4, 2011 / Editorial / Various Contributors

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