Iraq Deadline: An Extraordinary Political Moment Iraq Deadline: An Extraordinary Political Moment
Take a deep breath. The nation has arrived at an extraordinary political moment. The Congress is about to instruct the President he should withdraw from the ongoing war. Yes, I kn...
Mar 28, 2007 / The Nation
Surveillance Makes You Paranoid Surveillance Makes You Paranoid
Reports that New York police conducted sweeping nationwide surveillance of people suspected of anti-Bush sentiment in 2004 just might scare us into silence.
Mar 28, 2007 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
Pentagon Cowers Behind Tillman’s Heroism Pentagon Cowers Behind Tillman’s Heroism
Outraged by a Pentagon report on the cover-up of Pat Tillman's friendly fire death, Tillman's parents finger Rumsfeld as the real culprit.
Mar 28, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
The Other Surge The Other Surge
The carnage in Iraq continues, but what did anyone expect? Roadside bombs (IEDs) take their deadly almost daily toll on U.S. troops in and around Baghdad (and adjoining provinces...
Mar 28, 2007 / The Nation
The Cunningham Scandal: A White House Link? The Cunningham Scandal: A White House Link?
It's a cliche: what a difference a Democratic congressional majority makes. The US attorney scandal, Walter Reed, the suppression of global warming data, th...
Mar 27, 2007 / David Corn
A Question of Blood A Question of Blood
History repeats itself for the white residents of St. Bernard Parish, who tried and failed to restrict rentals in their devastated streets to blood relatives, barring blacks and Hi...
Mar 27, 2007 / Feature / Billy Sothern
Pinkerton’s Men Pinkerton’s Men
The Nation says that Pinkerton's mercenary police force is "the greatest disgrace that has befallen the United States." That was putting it mildly.
Mar 27, 2007 / Feature / The Nation
Exxon’s Shame Exxon’s Shame
Alaskan wood carver Mike Webber unveiled his "Shame Pole" this past Friday in Cordova to mark the 18th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez oil spill, which devastated the area and rui...
Mar 27, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Public to Dems: Investigate Onward! Public to Dems: Investigate Onward!
Pontificators of conventional wisdom in Washington have been warning Democrats not to overreach in their probe of why 8 US Attorneys were unexpectedly fired last December. "It see...
Mar 27, 2007 / The Nation
Getting Serious About the “I” Word Getting Serious About the “I” Word
Former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough had me on his MSNBC show tonight to talk about impeachment. It was smart, civil discussion that treated the prospect of impeaching t...
Mar 27, 2007 / John Nichols