Gore’s Current TV Bets Olberamnn Fan Base Will Make It a Competitor for Progressive Viewers Gore’s Current TV Bets Olberamnn Fan Base Will Make It a Competitor for Progressive Viewers
Popular former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann will host a nightly show on Al Gore’s Current TV network. Can they position the fledgling cable network to be attract liberal v...
Feb 8, 2011 / John Nichols
The DLC Is Dead The DLC Is Dead
For progressive Democrats, the impending death of the Democratic Leadership Council is long overdue.
Feb 8, 2011 / Ari Berman
With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’? With AOL’s $315 Million Deal: Will ‘Huffington Post’ Still Be ‘Huffington Post’?
Arianna Huffington says HuffPo won't change. Perhaps. But her challenge now is to do what big media aren't very good at: create journalism sufficient to the demands of de...
Feb 7, 2011 / John Nichols
Democracy vs. Autocracy in Egypt: Which Side Is the Obama Administration On? Democracy vs. Autocracy in Egypt: Which Side Is the Obama Administration On?
After hedging its bets for two weeks, the Obama administration must make clear whether it stands with pro-democracy activists in Egypt.
Feb 7, 2011 / Ari Berman
Banking for the People Banking for the People
The State Bank movement is gaining support among those disillusioned by the failings of Giant Banks.
Feb 7, 2011 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Pox Americana in the Middle East Pox Americana in the Middle East
With cries for “democracy” and “freedom” sweeping Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere, the Bush-era’s now-infamous “democracy agenda” is nowhere ...
Feb 7, 2011 / Tom Engelhardt
‘Avoiding the Handcuffs’: George Bush Cancels Swiss Trip, After Human Rights Groups Seek Arrest on Torture Charges ‘Avoiding the Handcuffs’: George Bush Cancels Swiss Trip, After Human Rights Groups Seek Arrest on Torture Charges
Center for Constitutional Rights says: "The message from civil society is clear: If you're a torturer, be careful in your travel plans."
Feb 6, 2011 / John Nichols
Comic Relief: Sarah Palin on Egypt Comic Relief: Sarah Palin on Egypt
Sarah Palin, in her first comments on Egypt, managed to make no sense at all.
Feb 6, 2011 / Bob Dreyfuss
Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey Which Transformative American Leader, Born a Century Ago, Got Civil Rights Right? Ronald Reagan? No, Hubert Humphrey
Both Ronald Reagan and Hubert Humphrey were born in 1911. Reagan said: "If an individual wants to discriminate against Negroes... it is his right to do so.” Humphrey emb...
Feb 6, 2011 / John Nichols
Reagan’s Minions: Reagan at 100 and Obama at 2 + Reagan’s Minions: Reagan at 100 and Obama at 2 +
Is Obama Reagan?
Feb 6, 2011 / Greg Grandin