The FCC Scandal The FCC Scandal
It's official: Revelations that the FCC suppressed reports on the danger of media consolidation prove the agency is overwhelmingly biased in favor of big media.
Sep 28, 2006 / John Nichols
Mexican Scramble Mexican Scramble
A flawed election and Andrés Manuel López Obrador's social mobilization are putting Mexico's feeble democracy at risk.
Sep 28, 2006 / Sergio Aguayo Quezada
Iraq and Reality Iraq and Reality
Throughout the Iraq debacle, intelligence and analysis have not mattered to the Bush Administration. The White House will continue to duck reality all the way to election day.
Sep 28, 2006 / The Editors
E-Insecurity E-Insecurity
In 2006, 80 percent of voters will cast their ballots on electronic voting machines. As recent elections and tests show, these machines are still far from secure. "All three of t...
Sep 28, 2006 / The Nation
Suppressing the Vote Suppressing the Vote
With Election Day around the corner, and concerns about another voting debacle of Florida 2000-proportions running high (especially given problems at primaries this year in Maryla...
Sep 28, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
A Sovereign Iraq? A Sovereign Iraq?
In Wednesday's Washington Post, reporter Amit Paley reveals what the Iraqi people want from their sovereign state: "A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to im...
Sep 27, 2006 / The Nation
Letters Letters
THE VOICE OF MILITARY FAMILIES Davis, Calif.
Sep 27, 2006 / Our Readers and David Rieff
With the Party of Dobson With the Party of Dobson
At the unofficial GOP midterm convention, Focus on the Family delivered election-day marching orders to the faithful, praising GOP hopefuls and hurling jeremiads against liberals, ...
Sep 27, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Bin Laden ‘Not Our Priority’ Bin Laden ‘Not Our Priority’
Pop Quiz! Who said this? "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
Sep 27, 2006 / The Nation
Snapshot of a Plutocracy Snapshot of a Plutocracy
Every person on this year's Forbes 400 list of America's richest people is a billionaire, who collectively possess about $1.25 trillion. Imagine how many Congressmen that will buy.
Sep 26, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman