Denny’s Man Denny’s Man
Yesterday the House Ethics Committee issued four dozen subpoenas but declined to appoint an outside counsel to investigate a possible cover-up of Mark Foley's conduct by the House...
Oct 6, 2006 / The Nation
N.J. Pride At Risk N.J. Pride At Risk
As someone who was born and raised in New Jersey I can assure you with some authenticity that New Jersey pride is often under-appreciated and overlooked. Personally, I've always ...
Oct 6, 2006 / The Nation
Waterboarding’s Comeback Waterboarding’s Comeback
Did you read Walter Pincus's important article in Thursday's Washington Post? Pincus--whose extraordinary reporting has been a rare beacon of truth and accountability in these las...
Oct 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Teach the Children Well Teach the Children Well
Escalating violence in Iraq has resulted in the deaths of 24 US soldiers since Saturday, and the Pentagon just reported that IED attacks are taking place at an unprecedented rate....
Oct 5, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Food, Glorious Food… Food, Glorious Food…
Everyone has an opinion about what they eat, and our first Special Food Issue [Sept. 11] received much mail.
Oct 5, 2006 / Our Readers
Down These Mean Streets Down These Mean Streets
Martin Scorsese is one of those great artists who not only expresses emotion through film but also invents it. With The Departed, he proves why he's one of the best.
Oct 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
America, Through a Glass Darkly America, Through a Glass Darkly
An intellectual biography of Richard Hofstadter rides a wave of nostalgia for this artful historian and liberal icon of the 1950s and '60s.
Oct 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Not the President’s Men Not the President’s Men
A review of Frank Rich's The Greatest Story Ever Sold and two books on I.F. Stone shows how media politics have changed since the cold war. Now it's all about repeating the same fe...
Oct 5, 2006 / Books & the Arts / John Powers
The Economic Debate: Fear vs. Corruption The Economic Debate: Fear vs. Corruption
As election day approaches, don't expect a reasoned discussion of economic policy between the two parties. A barrage of quips and one-liners have taken the place of detail and fact...
Oct 5, 2006 / Feature / Robert L. Borosage
State Cops State Cops
At a time when the federal government has failed to do its job, state attorneys general are asserting their authority to protect the public interest.
Oct 5, 2006 / Feature / John Nichols