The Robin Hood Tax The Robin Hood Tax
On Wednesday, British activists launched a major campaign to push Gordon Brown's government into adopting a tiny tax that could raise hundreds of billions for public services...
Feb 12, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg
Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast Iranian Nukes? Not So Fast
Time, once again, to review the bidding (and the state of hysteria) over Iran's nuclear program.
Feb 12, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Haiti: A Creditor, Not a Debtor Haiti: A Creditor, Not a Debtor
It is we in the West who owe it reparations.
Feb 11, 2010 / Column / Naomi Klein
Trials and Terror Trials and Terror
Four Republicans continue to misrepresent the rights of the accused "underwear" bomber--despite having been briefed on those rights on Christmas Day.
Do Terrorists Deserve Due Process? Do Terrorists Deserve Due Process?
Hayes debates Scarborough over the constitutional rights of terrorists.
The Mind-Boggling Stupidity of Michael Rubin The Mind-Boggling Stupidity of Michael Rubin
The 2000's produced a panoply of villains, cretins and bunglers on Iraq and the broader Middle East. Truly, however, none of them can hold a candle to the pudgy-faced boy wonder of...
Feb 9, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan Lifting the Veil on US Troops in Pakistan
"The deaths of three American soldiers in a Taliban suicide attack on Wednesday lifted the veil on United States military assistance to Pakistan." So began a Feb 4th pie...
Feb 9, 2010 / The Notion / Laura Flanders
John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home” John Murtha: The Old Soldier Who Said “Bring the Troops Home”
Pennsylvania Congressman John Murtha, the old soldier who looked like and in so many ways was a member of the Democratic establishment of another time, broke with the leadership of...
Feb 8, 2010 / Blog / John Nichols
Bad to Worse in Iraq Bad to Worse in Iraq
The election in Iraq is less than a month away -- that is, if indeed it is held as scheduled on March 7 -- and things are going from bad to worse.
Feb 8, 2010 / Blog / Bob Dreyfuss
Last Flight to Abu Dhabi Last Flight to Abu Dhabi
Billy Bragg, a living legend of the British punk and folk music scenes, just released a new song as catchy and relevant as anything he's produced in many years.
Feb 5, 2010 / Blog / Peter Rothberg