Eric Alterman Notwithstanding comparisons to FDR, BHO has proffered far less audacious proposals than we were led to expect.
Leo Hindery Jr. & Leo W. Gerard The solution to the jobs crisis depends on manufacturing and trade policy reform.
Chalmers Johnson As Congress and Obama wrangle over the cost of much needed domestic expenditures, no one suggests that closing some of these unpopular, expensive imperial enclaves might be a good way to save some money.
JoAnn Wypijewski The latest political sex scandal isn't a scandal at all but a circumstance as old and common as time.
Paul Wachter The rise and precipitous fall of the adulterous, anti-stimulus governor of South Carolina.
Robert Scheer Congress should not be fooled by the argument of Wall Street lobbyists that Bernard Madoff was a lone rotten apple now safely discarded.
Tom Hayden A federal magistrate denied Alex Sanchez bail in his gang conspiracy trial, but the prosecution entered a surprisingly "weak" case, according to defense counsel.
As we celebrate this country's birth, here is a look back at the leaders who have shaped our times, from Lincoln to Obama.
Patricia J. Williams
Michael Jackson's fame and fortune ensured he had few barriers to the pursuit of whatever Mad Hatter fancy seized him--including his made-to-order kids.
Mark Hertsgaard
Washington and Beijing should launch an efficiency revolution, the quickest path to large emissions cuts.
Benjamin Jealous The president of the NAACP explains why he has joined a "strange bedfellows" coalition drawn together to fight for the reopening of Troy Davis's capital case.
The Editors
Getting a Medicare-style public plan as part of healthcare reform is a winnable fight.
Dahr Jamail The ongoing dissent that does exist in the US military, however fragmented and overlooked at the moment, should not be discounted.
