John L. Allen Jr.

John L. Allen Jr. is the Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, an independent Catholic weekly (www.natcath.org). He can be reached at jallen@natcath.org.

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» Altercation

Altercation 3.0 | Altercation takes up residence today at The Nation. Expect more music and movies and maybe a little less politics. But first, a word about Cass Sunstein.
Eric Alterman
Posted 40 minutes ago

» Editor's Cut

Obama Must Get Afghanistan Right | If he doesn't, the US will be enmeshed in another military catastrophe.
Katrina vanden Heuvel
Posted at 10:53 ET

» State of Change

Country First Becomes Party First | John McCain wants to emulate Howard Dean but don't expect the same results.
Ari Berman

» Capitolism

ET Come Home | Tom Friedman testifies on Capitol Hill on green technology
Christopher Hayes

» The Beat

Feingold's Outline for a Constitutional Presidency | In a letter to Obama, Constitution subcommittee chair seeks a commitment to end executive excess.
John Nichols

» The Dreyfuss Report

Panetta? Ummmmm... Well..... | Could Obama have made a weirder choice for CIA director? Here's why Panetta is doomed.
Robert Dreyfuss

» Act Now!

Allow Media into Gaza | Israel is encouraging abuses by preventing foreign journalists from entering the Gaza Strip.
Peter Rothberg

» The Notion

Hard Times Without Studs | One of Terkel’s former book editors considers a Studs-less world.
Tom Engelhardt

» And Another Thing

Bill Ayers Whitewashes History, Again | The Weathermen were not just a bunch of idealistic young people.
Katha Pollitt