Peter Rothberg

Associate Publisher, Special Projects

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Peter Rothberg is the The Nation’s associate publisher.

Oppose Karen Tandy’s Nomination Oppose Karen Tandy’s Nomination

The Bush Administration has quietly nominated another hard-liner with a questionable past to a high level position in Washington: veteran Justice Department official Karen Tand...

Jul 29, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Help Save the FOIA Help Save the FOIA

As Nation editor Katrina vanden Heuvel noted in a recent weblog, the Freedom of Information Act has been under severe assault from the Bush Administration since October 2001, w...

Jul 21, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Social Unionism–Salvadoran Style Social Unionism–Salvadoran Style

For the first time in Salvadoran history, a new union is bringing together workers from the country's phone companies, Internet sector, radio and TV stations, and newspapers and ...

Jul 7, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Stop Bill Pryor Stop Bill Pryor

Talk about outside of the judicial mainstream! Alabama Attorney General Bill Pryor is the latest extremist candidate nominated by the Bush Administration for a federal judgeship....

Jun 19, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Help Halt Big Media Help Halt Big Media

The FCC's 3-2 vote on June 2 to relax the few regulations concerning media ownership rules still on the books represented an unprecedented give-away to the corporate media and a ...

Jun 17, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Mobilize in Sacramento Mobilize in Sacramento

From June 23th to June 25th, the Bush Administration is hosting hundreds of government ministers and corporate reps in a Sacramento, CA summit designed to pave the way for the US...

Jun 14, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

An Anniversary of Occupation An Anniversary of Occupation

Today, June 5, the thirty-sixth anniversary of the Israeli takeover of the West Bank and Gaza, will see peace and justice activists worldwide protesting what even Ariel Sharon ha...

Jun 5, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Take Back America! Take Back America!

The Campaign for America's Future, a broad coalition organized to revitalize a progressive agenda for the US, is staging a national conference in Washington, DC this week from J...

Jun 2, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Profiting from War Profiting from War

Shortly after the US conquered Baghdad, the US Defense Intelligence Agency distributed a now famous deck of cards bearing the images of "Iraq's Most Wanted." This hit list of top...

May 23, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

Media Merger Mania Media Merger Mania

On June 2, the Federal Communications Commission is scheduled to vote on whether to relax the rules for owning American news media. Further relaxing of the rules is the absolute ...

May 8, 2003 / Peter Rothberg

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