Al Franken Overrules Antonin Scalia Al Franken Overrules Antonin Scalia
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is, supposedly, a very smart man.Indeed, he is frequently referred to as the intellectual giant on the current highcourt. Yet, when Scalia wa...
Nov 28, 2005 / John Nichols
Did Bush Really Want to Bomb Al Jazeera? Did Bush Really Want to Bomb Al Jazeera?
Given the Administration's record of attacking Al Jazeera verbally and militarily, is it conceivable that President Bush tried to convince Tony Blair to bomb its international head...
Nov 23, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
G.M. Stumps the Senators G.M. Stumps the Senators
With assembly plant shut-downs and a massive layoff of 5,000 workers, GM has seen better days. Those include the 1950s, when GM was in trouble with the Senate for being too powerfu...
Nov 23, 2005 / Feature / John Keats
Cheney’s Trouble with the Truth Cheney’s Trouble with the Truth
No other modern politician has come so close as Dick Cheney has to perfecting the theater of the absurd. Even as he protests his innocence of lying about matters of state, he lies ...
Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
In Praise of John Murtha In Praise of John Murtha
With 457 blunt-spoken words, John Murtha broke the spell that had held the country captive to the misguided adventure in Iraq. It suddenly became respectable to talk of a pullout. ...
Nov 23, 2005 / Feature / Nicholas von Hoffman
“The Rebel Jesus” “The Rebel Jesus”
Despite the worst efforts of Wal-Mart and its equally carnivorous competitors to hype up an earlier start, Thanksgiving Day still marks something akin to the official opening of t...
Nov 23, 2005 / John Nichols
Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition Ho-Ho-Holiday Donations, Early Edition
Tsunami. Hurricane. Earthquake. War. Poverty. Injustice. It's been a tough year, but here's a list of extraordinary groups who deserve a place on your holiday gift list.
Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Katha Pollitt
The Truth About the War The Truth About the War
The truth about the Iraq war may be clear to John Murtha and 60 percent of the American people, but not to the three Democratic senators interested in becoming President in 2008.
Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
The Fall of the One-Party Empire The Fall of the One-Party Empire
Unmaking the empire of fantasy and fraud that the Republican Party has created will not be done quickly and the outcome is uncertain. But historians may one day write that the fake...
Nov 23, 2005 / Jonathan Schell
Cheney, Speaking From Experience Cheney, Speaking From Experience
Cheney maintains tough guys never run: They stick. Well, don't they, Dick?
Nov 23, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin