Another Country Another Country
Chronicling the final, devastating months of the Civil War, E.L. Doctorow's new novel, The March, reveals the author's complex love for an earlier version of America.
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Vince Passaro
Frontier Injustice Frontier Injustice
In Andrew Jackson: A Life and Times, the frontier president is cast as a one-man beacon for democracy. But Jackson's core belief was a fervent defense of land.
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Anatol Lieven
The American Political Tradition The American Political Tradition
The Rise of American Democracy: Jefferson to Lincoln expertly balances the roots of a political revolution: the impact of a few key leaders and the lives and aspirations of ordinar...
Oct 12, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
CIA Leak Scandal: Rove Defied Bush’s Command? CIA Leak Scandal: Rove Defied Bush’s Command?
As I noted previously, it has been interesting to watch Karl Rove's defense evol...
Oct 12, 2005 / David Corn
Innocent Voices Innocent Voices
When Oscar Torres saw a Venezuelan band perform the song "Casas de carton" ("cardboard houses") in 2001, he knew that he wanted to "write something about the song" that he remembe...
Oct 12, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
What Iraqis Really Think About the Occupation What Iraqis Really Think About the Occupation
From the beginning, the Iraq War has been driven by perceptions. Why do mainstream media continue to avoid reporting that a majority of Iraqis want US occupation forces to leave?
Oct 11, 2005 / Feature / Tom Hayden
With Friends Like This… With Friends Like This…
An endorsement from James Dobson is scary enough, but the vituperative attack on Harriet Miers by the right raises other questions about why some conservatives are agitated about h...
Oct 11, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Ten Questions for Harriet Miers Ten Questions for Harriet Miers
Corporate power and money control our lives and our politics as never before. As the Senate Judiciary Committee prepares for Harriet Miers's nomination hearings, here are ten lega...
Oct 11, 2005 / Morton Mintz
What’s The Matter With What’s The Matter With Kansas What’s The Matter With What’s The Matter With Kansas
I'm a Tom Frank fan. I think he's a wonderful and passionate writer. But, now a respected political scientist is arguing that the "Great Backlash" Frank chronicled in his last boo...
Oct 11, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Rove Scandal: New Mysteries, New Props, New Legal Theories Rove Scandal: New Mysteries, New Props, New Legal Theories
The Plame/CIA leak case is getting what all good scandals need: props. We now have the "missing notebook" and the "missing email." The "missing note...
Oct 10, 2005 / David Corn