» Editor's Cut

Robert Gates: Wrong Man for the Job | What we need after eight ruinous years is experience informed by good judgment.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Posted at 9:40 ET

» The Dreyfuss Report

Obama's New Team at State, Defense, NSC | And some comments about why John Brennan didn't get the CIA job.
Robert Dreyfuss
Posted at 8:36 ET

» State of Change

Barack Obama's AIDS Advocacy | He has always said this fight must be an all-hands-on-deck effort.
John Nichols
Posted at 7:30 ET

» The Beat

Why Obama Picked Clinton for Secretary of State | She's not the change most Obama backers believed in, but president-elect never really shared that belief.
John Nichols

» Passing Through

Forget GM's Plan -- Where's The Government's Plan? | Until the government adopts policy that creates demand for green cars, there is no evidence that anyone will buy them.
Jane Hamsher

» Act Now!

Power Shift 2009 | Ten thousand young activists are planning to underscore the urgency of dramatic action on climate change.
Peter Rothberg

» The Notion

Custodians of Empire | The Obama national security team is now heaving into view and their motto might be: a steady hand and the same old thoughts.
Tom Engelhardt

» Capitolism

Is Personnel Policy? | How much do personnel choices reflect the Obama administration's policy direction
Christopher Hayes

» And Another Thing

Election Updates --Good News and Not | Details on some ongoing stories
Katha Pollitt