The Wiretapping Tango The Wiretapping Tango
The NSA surveillance scandal raises questions about whether phone companies will become pawns of an Administration bent on expanding its power.
May 24, 2006 / Bruce Shapiro
Health Held Hostage Health Held Hostage
Today's New York Times features a scary full page ad. The bold type headline, over large photos of Reverends Falwell and Robertson and James Dobson, reads: "Meet America's Most In...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation
‘Why Can’t We?’ ‘Why Can’t We?’
Confronting the forces of war, genocide and lawlessness begins with the belief that individual citizens have the power--and the responsibility--to focus our government's mind, chan...
May 23, 2006 / Feature / Samantha Power
Joe Lieberman’s Very Bad Year Joe Lieberman’s Very Bad Year
Joe Lieberman's year just keeps getting worse. After he emerged as just about the only member of Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- who is enthusiastically on board for the Bu...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation
Isn’t Iraq Enough? Isn’t Iraq Enough?
Just as it did before invading Iraq, the Bush Administration is manufacturing a climate of fear to prepare public opinion for another possible preemptive action -- this time again...
May 23, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
A True Test of Character A True Test of Character
If John McCain becomes President, his current chief of staff, Mark Salter, will be one of the most important figures in the new White House. The two have authored three books toge...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation
Bitter Wine for Israel’s Bedouins Bitter Wine for Israel’s Bedouins
Israel's plans for a series of farms and wineries designed to draw tourists to the Negev Desert is the latest insult to its marginalized Bedouin population.
May 23, 2006 / Feature / Neve Gordon
William Jefferson, D-Wall Street William Jefferson, D-Wall Street
Nancy Pelosi has shown little interest in holding George Bush to account, as evidenced by House Minority Leader's determination to distance herself from discussions of censuring รข...
May 23, 2006 / John Nichols
You Heard It Here First You Heard It Here First
You Heard It Here First This morning on WNYC, host Brian Lehrer and guest Charles Fishman, author of The Wal-Mart Effect, were chatting about Wal-Mart's entry into the organic fo...
May 22, 2006 / The Nation
What Won’t Rudy Do? What Won’t Rudy Do?
Much ado was made of McCain's Light on the Road to Damascus moment regarding Jerry Falwell, formerly known as an agent of intolerance, last week. But the story of unlikely bedfell...
May 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel