Trying to Stay Out of Iran Trying to Stay Out of Iran
Does Congress have the strength to prevent Bush from going to war with Iran?
Apr 9, 2007 / David Corn
Step It Up Step It Up
A new global warming report issued on April 5 by the United Nations paints a near-apocalyptic vision of Earth's future: hundreds of millions of people short of water, extreme food...
Apr 9, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
No More Imus No More Imus
Black people have a great sense of humor about themselves. I don't just say this because I happen to be black but because there's ample evidence to support this. For instance, arg...
Apr 9, 2007 / The Nation
The Media’s Ideological View of Pelosi’s Trip The Media’s Ideological View of Pelosi’s Trip
As Glenn Greenwald rightly points out in a recent post from his Unclaimed Territory blog, media coverage of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's recent trip to Syria can fairly be labeled...
Apr 9, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Pigs in Space Pigs in Space
Is there a more perfect symbol of the excesses of global capitalism than Charles Simonyi's 13-day joyride into outer space? Simonyi, a Hungarian-American software programmer who m...
Apr 7, 2007 / The Nation
Jesse Jackson Can’t Help Obama Jesse Jackson Can’t Help Obama
Obama thinks Jackson's endorsement will give him a rocket boost with black voters. It won't.
Apr 6, 2007 / Feature / Earl Ofari Hutchinson
Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go? Where Do Your Tax Dollars Go?
I try to never write off press releases but I got a fax that shocked me this morning. A new report from the National Priorities Project shows that almost 40 cents of every tax dol...
Apr 6, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
By George, Diplomacy Works! By George, Diplomacy Works!
The 15 British sailors and marines who were held for the better part of two weeks by the Iranians should thank their lucky stars that they were under the command of Prime Minister...
Apr 6, 2007 / The Nation
How to Stop a Showdown With Iran How to Stop a Showdown With Iran
There's no way of knowing if the White House is planning war in Iran. But stopping Bush from sparking intentional or accidental war requires the promotion of democracy--this time a...
Apr 5, 2007 / Feature / Noam Chomsky
Pakistan: The Intersection Pakistan: The Intersection
VideoNation travels to Pakistan to assess the nation's future through the eyes of students at the progressive National College of Arts and the extremist-dominated Punjab University...
Apr 5, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Sam Graham-Felsen, Ali Sethi, and James Jacoby