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How Obama can succeed in the next 100 days and beyond
Robert Reich
His first 100 days has been a sprint. But the success of his second 100 days -- and his presidency -- hinges on a series of tough decisions.
“But think of the things that were done to Iranians!”
Erich Follath, Dieter Bednarz, Georg Mascolo
An interview with Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Americans welcome our new socialist overlords
Alex Koppelman
A new poll shows that only a small majority of people think capitalism is better than socialism.
A global epidemic of violent crime
Michael Klare
The economic meltdown is playing into the hands of crime syndicates and corrupt governments, as people worldwide grow desperate to make ends meet.
Comparing the U.S. to Russia and Argentina
Glenn Greenwald
A long-time official with Salomon and the IMF warns that we are replicating the same dynamic that caused collapse in other countries.
Israel’s pragmatic thug
Christoph Schult
To the chagrin of Arabs, Americans and Europeans, Avigdor Lieberman wants to be Israel's next foreign minister. To allay their concerns, he is doing his best to shed his reputation as a virulent racist.
Michele Bachmann: Constitutional scholar
Andrew Leonard
The Minnesota Republican asks Tim Geithner to explain how the U.S. government works. Doesn't he have better things to do with his time?
Afghanistan’s uncertain future
Pratap Chatterjee
Our military endeavor and unevenly distributed foreign aid have left the nation divided, not one country, but three.
Economic update: No bottom in sight
Andrew Leonard
The jobs and GDP picture gets worse. Silver lining for the U.S? It's not as bad here as in Japan or Russia, yet.
We’re on the brink of disaster
Michael Klare
Violent protests and riots are breaking out everywhere as economies collapse and governments fail. War is bound to follow.
Sanford: We could end up like Weimar Germany
Alex Koppelman
The South Carolina governor compares the U.S., post-stimulus, to pre-war Germany and Stalin-era Russia, and gets some history wrong.
Breaking news: Barack Obama, Soviet mole
Alex Koppelman
The latest rumor about the president? He was trained and programmed by the Communists, who told one American the story back in the 1990's.
Israel’s elections and U.S. policy
Glenn Greenwald
Polls show that Israel is likely to elect a right-wing government with an uber-nationalist component. What implications should that have for U.S. policy?
Oscar shows us his shorts
Andrew O'Hehir
From a zany octopus chase to a surveillance-cam love story and a wistful Parisian take on "Crash," this year's Academy-nominated short films hit theaters and iTunes.
The audacity of coal
Andrew Leonard
Why is one of the world's largest coal companies citing Energy Secretary Steven Chu as a dirty fossil fuel booster?
The “defense cut” falsehood from The Washington Post and Robert Kagan
Glenn Greenwald
Barack Obama proposes to spend $40 billion more on defense spending this year than was spent last year. Why is he being attacked for "cutting the defense budget"?
The L.A. Times, Obama & renditions
Glenn Greenwald
A new report, celebrated by the Right, claims that Obama has ordered the Bush rendition program to continue. That report is wildly inaccurate.
No more “wars of choice”
Michael Lind
If the Democrats will stop trying to out-hawk the Republicans, the Obama administration can begin rebuilding America's economy and military -- and international image.
Jim Carrey’s epic romance (in prison)
Andrew O'Hehir
At Sundance, a star-studded, utterly deranged gay love story caps the opening weekend. But a dazzling tale of girlhood in '60s London steals the show.
Downsizing hits Sundance
Andrew O'Hehir
I'm off to the mysteriously non-cold Utah slopes to see Jim Carrey go gay, Ashton Kutcher play a gigolo and Paul Giamatti sell his soul. Did somebody say recession?
Establishment Washington unifies against prosecutions
Glenn Greenwald
What explains the virtual unanimity among political and media elites that Bush officials should be protected from any accountability for crimes they committed?
To Hillary, with love
Mike Madden
Hillary Clinton's Senate confirmation hearing to become Barack Obama's secretary of state turns into a group hug.
Steven Chu explains: “Coal is my worst nightmare”
Andrew Leonard
If the world continues on its current path, he tells the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, "it will be a bad dream"
Palin now attacking her defenders
Alex Koppelman
The Anchorage Daily News was working to debunk a nasty rumor about the governor's family -- so Sarah Palin is accusing the paper of bias against her.
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