Articles

On the Genealogy of Morals On the Genealogy of Morals

Inventing Human Rights traces the roots of humanitarian concern back to the eighteenth century. But there's a world of difference between then and now.

Mar 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Samuel Moyn

How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits

Wounded soldiers returning from Iraq are increasingly being wrongly diagnosed by the military, which prevents them from collecting benefits.

Mar 29, 2007 / Feature / Joshua Kors

Porn Cop vs. US Attorney Porn Cop vs. US Attorney

A federal prosecutor fired as he was launching an investigation of a GOP Congressman now stands smeared by the White House and its antiporn crusader.

Mar 29, 2007 / Max Blumenthal

The Loan Shark Lobby The Loan Shark Lobby

With Democrats in control of Congress, prospects for regulating subprime lenders have improved. But don't hold your breath.

Mar 29, 2007 / Garrett Ordower

A Turning Point A Turning Point

By voting to set a timetable to withdraw from Iraq, the House and Senate are finally at the table, challenging Bush's war-making.

Mar 29, 2007 / The Editors

Prosecutors and the Death Penalty Prosecutors and the Death Penalty

As the US Attorney purge scandal intensifies, new light is shed on federal prosecutors' struggles with the Justice Department over the death penalty.

Mar 29, 2007 / Feature / Liliana Segura

Sampson: Gonzales Not Telling Whole Truth Sampson: Gonzales Not Telling Whole Truth

Kyle Sampson resigned as a loyal servant. Now the former chief of staff to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is taking issue with some of the key statements his boss has recently ...

Mar 29, 2007 / The Nation

Bolivia’s Dance with Evo Morales Bolivia’s Dance with Evo Morales

More than a year into President Evo Morales's first term, Bolivia remains in a labyrinth, somewhere between reform, revolution and national crisis.

Mar 29, 2007 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl and April Howard

What Congress Is Concluding About the Attorney General’s Relationship With The Truth What Congress Is Concluding About the Attorney General’s Relationship With The Truth

The truth gets whacked on Fredo's watch.

Mar 29, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin

Letters Letters

DEFERENCE WHERE IT'S DUE Santa Monica, Calif. So Ari Berman thinks, "The rap on Baucus is that he has always valued his own re-election above all else" ["K Street's ...

Mar 29, 2007 / Our Readers

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