Give ‘Em Hell, Harry Give ‘Em Hell, Harry
The Senate majority leader is being portrayed as an awkward duck who doesn't look the part and can't talk it either. Harry Reid, it's true, is given to saying the most inappropria...
Apr 26, 2007 / The Nation
Brits to Vote on Blairism (and Trash Collection) Brits to Vote on Blairism (and Trash Collection)
Britons go to the polls May 3 to vote in local elections that will have a sizeable impact on the way that Tony Blair's ten-year premiership ends. Blair, who has been Prime Ministe...
Apr 26, 2007 / The Nation
McCain: Gonzales Should Quit McCain: Gonzales Should Quit
How much appeal does an anti-Alberto Gonzales appeal have with grassroots Republicans? A lot, if John McCain's political calculus is to be trusted. On the day that the Arizona s...
Apr 26, 2007 / The Nation
Rush’s “Magic Negro” Routine Rush’s “Magic Negro” Routine
Rush Limbaugh has obviously learned nothing from the outrage and anger unleashed by Don Imus' unfortunate "nappy headed ho's" remark. Never one to shy away from unfunny "humor", L...
Apr 25, 2007 / The Nation
Mustansiriya U. and Virginia Tech Mustansiriya U. and Virginia Tech
Last January 16th, a car bomb blew up near an entrance to Mustansiriya University in Baghdad -- and then, as rescuers approached, a suicide bomber blew himself up in the crowd. I...
Apr 25, 2007 / The Nation
Kucinich: Impeachment is the Right Response Kucinich: Impeachment is the Right Response
Congressman Dennis Kucinich has now filed his three articles of impeachment against Dick Cheney, and the Ohio Democrat is clearly serious about the holding the vice president to a...
Apr 25, 2007 / The Nation
Earth’s Altered States Earth’s Altered States
Run like hell! Floods, droughts and food collapses are only a few of the dire consequences of climate change outlined by a new report. Will life soon resemble a never-ending Hollyw...
Apr 24, 2007 / The Nation
The US, Denial and the Culture of Violence The US, Denial and the Culture of Violence
Why does America only care about certain people's deaths?
Apr 24, 2007 / The Nation
David Halberstam’s Media Critique David Halberstam’s Media Critique
Pultizer Prize-winning author David Halberstam, who has died in an automobile accident at age 73, was one of America's most thoughtful critics of media excess and abuse. The Power...
Apr 24, 2007 / The Nation
Legislative Watch: Women’s Rights Legislative Watch: Women’s Rights
There is an attempt in Congress to undo the damage done by a rightwing-trending Supreme Court (and the lower courts ain't too pretty either) intent on eviscerating a woman's right...
Apr 23, 2007 / The Nation