California Going Indie? California Going Indie?
"California voters are shedding their identification with the two major political parties so rapidly that if current trends continue, independent voters could outnumber Democr...
Feb 20, 2006 / Marc Cooper
Listen to Fritz Listen to Fritz
Former South Carolina Senator Ernest Frederick "Fritz" Hollings came to the Senate in 1966 and retired in 2004, at the age of 82. Still sharp and spirited, he knows bette...
Feb 20, 2006 / Ari Berman
By the Numbers By the Numbers
After I blogged yesterday about the shameful fact that the richest country in the world has a minimum wage that 1) hasn't budged since 1997 and 2) leaves hardworking people and fam...
Feb 18, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
More Support for Impeachment Inquiry More Support for Impeachment Inquiry
The list of House members who have signed on as cosponsors of U.S. Representative John Conyers' resolution calling for the establishment of select committee that would examine whet...
Feb 18, 2006 / John Nichols
Scooter Libby’s Graymail Scooter Libby’s Graymail
I just posted this at www.davidcorn.com.... Last week, I
Feb 17, 2006 / David Corn
Sweet Victory: Preschool for All Sweet Victory: Preschool for All
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. It is universally acknowledged that preschool plays a critical role in the educational and social development of children.
Feb 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Shame of The Nation The Shame of The Nation
The shame of the nation is revealed in this week's NewsFlash from the Economic Policy Institute. "Without a wage hike," EPI reports, "this year will usher in the gre...
Feb 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dick Should’ve Enlisted Dick Should’ve Enlisted
The best zinger of the week on Dick Cheney's now infamous hunting accident came not from Jon Stewart or any of the late night comics but courtesy of Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel: If ...
Feb 17, 2006 / Ari Berman
Iranian Teenager to Hang for Self-Defense Iranian Teenager to Hang for Self-Defense
Just relax and take it if a rapist attacks you in Iran. If you fight back, you may find yourself sentenced to death, like 18-year-old Nazanin. Oh, but wait, I forgot, if you do get...
Feb 16, 2006 / Katha Pollitt
Labor Pains Labor Pains
Robert Fitch's Solidarity for Sale exposes corruption as the cause of the current crisis in American labor.
Feb 16, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein