The Schiavo Hypocrites The Schiavo Hypocrites
With their handling of the heart-wrenching Terri Schiavo case, George W. Bush and his Republican allies in tragedy exploitation were awash in the currency of Washington: hypocris...
Mar 24, 2005 / The Editors
Democrats: MIA Democrats: MIA
After giving George W. Bush far too easy a ride in his first term, the Democratic leadership in Congress promised that the second term was going to be different.
Mar 24, 2005 / The Editors
Cultural Barbarism Cultural Barbarism
The sterile term "collateral damage" justifiably brings to mind the human tragedy of war. But the devastating and wanton damage inflicted on the ancient city of Babylon by US-led ...
Mar 23, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Exploiting Terri Schiavo Exploiting Terri Schiavo
Will the exploiters of Terri Schiavo admit they went overboard? Her parents will not give up their battle to restore the feeding tube to their brain...
Mar 23, 2005 / David Corn
Life, Death and Cynical Grandstanding Life, Death and Cynical Grandstanding
Thankfully, Americans see right through the exploitation of Terri Schiavo.
Mar 23, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Congress on Steroids Congress on Steroids
When appearing before the House Government Reform Committee last week, Mark McGwire didn't want to talk about his past. It was an appropriate place to develop historical amnesia. ...
Mar 22, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Congress Fails to Function Congress Fails to Function
The speed with which the Congress leapt to intervene in the Florida right-to-die case of Terry Schiavo might create the impression that the US House of Representatives is a functi...
Mar 21, 2005 / John Nichols
Losing Ground Losing Ground
Black farmers and the agrarian culture they embody are rapidly disappearing.
Mar 20, 2005 / Feature / Habiba Alcindor
Baghdad Under Siege Baghdad Under Siege
A growing detainee population, but still no control--two years after the US invasion, the war continues.
Mar 18, 2005 / Feature / David Enders