Bruised & Battered Bruised & Battered
Even figuring out the terms of debate for legislation is a tough task for Republicans these days--as the fight over lobbying reform in the House illustrated yesterday. First the G...
Apr 28, 2006 / The Nation
Gore Goes Hollywood Gore Goes Hollywood
I first posted this at www.davidcorn.com.... Al Gore for President? Not really. But l recently...
Apr 27, 2006 / David Corn
House Panel Shoots Down Net Neutrality House Panel Shoots Down Net Neutrality
Despite pressure from Internet mavens, Congress edged closer this week to a pay-as-you-go Internet.
Apr 27, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Reconstruction Watch Part V: We Deserve Answers Reconstruction Watch Part V: We Deserve Answers
In the Washington Post last week, Griff Witte reported that American businessman Philip Bloom--whose companies were awarded $8.6 million in Iraq reconstruction contracts--pleaded ...
Apr 27, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
GOP Retreats on Reform GOP Retreats on Reform
In the ongoing fight to clean up Congress, the reformers won a minor victory when the House Republican leadership was forced to yank its bogus lobbying "reform" bill off the House...
Apr 27, 2006 / The Nation
From Piety to Politics From Piety to Politics
Three new books examine the distinctions between religious and political Islam.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Mahmood Mamdani
Behind Enemy Lines Behind Enemy Lines
New scholarship sheds light on Osama bin Laden's rhetoric, charisma and complex religious and political vision.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Raffi Khatchadourian
Help Wanted: GOP Managers Help Wanted: GOP Managers
With executive pay scales soaring, only bumblers are willing to work for the Bush Administration.
Apr 27, 2006 / Feature / Thomas Geoghegan
Ferment Over ‘The Israel Lobby’ Ferment Over ‘The Israel Lobby’
Criticisms of the Israel lobby have circulated for years, but it took two professors and the Iraq War to inject realist ideas into the debate.
Apr 27, 2006 / Feature / Philip Weiss
Bob Dylan and Nostalgia of Patriarchy Bob Dylan and Nostalgia of Patriarchy
A new generation of fans admires his music but does not see him as a prophet.
Apr 27, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Richard Goldstein