Dems Bite Rubin’s Hand Dems Bite Rubin’s Hand
Robert Rubin, the reigning guru on economic policy for the Democraticparty, got a stiff surprise when he appeared today beforethe closed caucus meeting of House Democrats. A bunch...
Dec 6, 2006 / The Nation
Big Pharma Against AIDS Big Pharma Against AIDS
Last Friday I wrote about some good ways to mark World AIDS Day on December 1. Well, I missed something, which The Nation's well-read Controller just pointed out, and it's worth s...
Dec 6, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Baker Report Slaps Bush, Takes the Middle Ground Baker Report Slaps Bush, Takes the Middle Ground
James Baker did not enter the Senate committee room bearing two tablets. But the Bush clan adviser and former secretary of state had high expectations to me...
Dec 6, 2006 / David Corn
John Bolton’s Greatest Hits John Bolton’s Greatest Hits
Exactly how much damage did John Bolton do during his tenure at the United Nations? Let us count the ways.
Dec 6, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams
Show Me the Money Show Me the Money
A man can be rich, but only a nation can be wealthy. And if anyone suffers from poverty, our whole country bears the shame.
Dec 6, 2006 / Walter Mosley
A Very Bad Idea A Very Bad Idea
There are some sound ideas contained in the Iraq Study Group report that was finally released after weeks of leaks this morning. The confirmation that the circumstance in Iraq is ...
Dec 6, 2006 / The Nation
Jose Padilla’s Ordeal Jose Padilla’s Ordeal
The systematic abuse of an American citizen charged with vague crimes related to terror has destroyed his sanity and made us into what we despise.
Dec 6, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
The People’s Iraq Study Group The People’s Iraq Study Group
As of this morning, new polling data about American public opinion on Iraq is on the table. The Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA), through its WorldPublicOpinion.or...
Dec 6, 2006 / The Nation
FCC Chair Schemes to Undermine Net Neutrality FCC Chair Schemes to Undermine Net Neutrality
The Federal Communications Commission is supposed to be made up of five independent members who serve in the public interest. But FCC chair Kevin Martin, a Bush White House retai...
Dec 6, 2006 / John Nichols
Justice Brandeis Justice Brandeis
One of the phrases most often quoted from Justice Brandeis is, "If we would guide by the light of reason, we must let our minds be bold." The full context in which the phrase fir...
Dec 5, 2006 / The Editors