Farewell to Scott Pelley, Who Once Asked the Worst Question Possible About the Iraq War
Scott Pelley, who is out at "CBS Evening News," wondered in 2008 why Saddam Hussein didn't just say he had no WMDs.
Jon Schwarz
Before joining First Look Media, Jon Schwarz worked for Michael Moore’s Dog Eat Dog Films and was a research producer for Moore’s “Capitalism: A Love Story.” He’s contributed to many publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, Mother Jones, and Slate, as well as NPR and "Saturday Night Live." In 2003, he collected on a $1,000 bet that Iraq would have no weapons of mass destruction.
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Jared Kushner Still Has a Job Because Washington Only Fears Republicans
Try to imagine Clinton's son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky — like Kushner, a rich New Yorker with a convict father and no experience — in her White House.
We Need Memorial Day to Obscure the Unbearable Truth About War
Wars aren’t about conflicts between societies, they’re about conflicts within societies.
British Intelligence Warned Tony Blair of Manchester-Like Terrorism if the West Invaded Iraq
The threat "from Islamist terrorists will also increase, ... including among Muslim communities in the West," British intelligence warned Tony Blair.
All the President’s Crimes
A Short History of Presidential Obstruction of Justice
Relevant to Donald Trump, both Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton were accused, in articles of impeachment, of having “prevented, obstructed and impeded the administration of justice.”
“Our Democracy Is in Danger”: Key Reactions to Donald Trump’s Firing of FBI Director James Comey
“This is nothing less than Nixonian,” said Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy of Vermont. Republican Sen. John McCain calls for a special congressional committee to investigate Russia and the 2016 election.
Paul Ryan's Spokesperson Can't Be Bothered Coordinating Her Lies About Trumpcare With the White House's Lies
The White House claims the AHCA is "impossible to score." AshLee Strong claims it <em>was</em> scored. Neither is telling the truth.
The Forgotten History of Cinco de Mayo: It's Not About Beer, It's About Rich Countries Strangling Poor Ones
Cinco de Mayo shows international politics is always and everywhere about money.
House GOP Just Voted to Slash Medicaid — Which Pays for 60 Percent of People in Nursing Homes
The American Health Care Act cuts $880 billion from Medicaid over the next ten years, leaving the elderly increasing vulnerable.
How Much Does a Politician Cost? A Groundbreaking Study Reveals the Influence of Money in Politics.
Many academics claim, against all odds, that money doesn't matter in politics. Now we can see exactly what it costs to buy a congressional vote.