Springsteen Rocks Pete Seeger and the Folk Tradition Springsteen Rocks Pete Seeger and the Folk Tradition
It's as if Bruce Springsteen rounded up the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, gospel legend Clara Ward, and Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, took them to an ...
Apr 25, 2006 / David Corn
Attack of the Generals Attack of the Generals
It's helpful that six retired generals are calling for Rumsfeld's head. But it would be easier to dislodge him if more Democrats in Congress joined the fray.
Apr 25, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Does the Washington Post Read Its Own Business Columnist? Does the Washington Post Read Its Own Business Columnist?
Maybe it was Exxon's CEO raking in $144,573 a day in compensation that moved mainstream media outlets to look more closely at the way corporations are shredding their social contr...
Apr 24, 2006 / The Nation
Key House Panel Votes to Kill Community TV Key House Panel Votes to Kill Community TV
A key House committee--with the support of many Democrats--has approved a measure that eliminates the last remaining government policy insuring local oversight on communications ...
Apr 24, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
When Will James Dobson See The Light? When Will James Dobson See The Light?
In her smart Los Angeles Times op-ed, "E-Gitator" Laurie David (as she was dubbed in a lavish spread in Vanity Fair's current "Green Issue,") observes that "the issue of global wa...
Apr 23, 2006 / The Nation
New Orleans in Black and White New Orleans in Black and White
The atomization of New Orleans has done more to destroy the political fabric of the post-Katrina city than even some of the most concerned observers had dared imagine. In a commu...
Apr 23, 2006 / John Nichols
When GI Joe Says No When GI Joe Says No
How can the peace movement draw more Iraq War veterans into its ranks? It can begin by understanding the socioeconomic realities of the all-volunteer military.
Apr 23, 2006 / Feature / Christian Parenti
Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress Impeachment From Below: Legislators Lobby Congress
Inside the Beltway, legislators have been slow to support moves to censure or impeach President Bush and other members of the administration. Only 33 members of the U.S. House of ...
Apr 22, 2006 / John Nichols
Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins Sweet Victory: Top Five Environmental Wins
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen. Of all of the disastrous hallmarks of the Bush presidency, Bush's darkest legacy in the long run may be his unmitigated assault on the environmen...
Apr 22, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Giuliani Distancing Himself From Pro-Gay Past? Giuliani Distancing Himself From Pro-Gay Past?
An interesting tidbit from the Advocate shows Giuliani's continuing campaign to woo evangelicals. Seems he's really going all-out in embracing these guys, as was reported during h...
Apr 21, 2006 / The Nation