Post-Imus Fatigue Post-Imus Fatigue
For those of you who think Don Imus got a bad rap, and you know who you are, how do you defend this Maya Angelou poem parody a producer on his show read last month? "Whitey pluck...
Apr 13, 2007 / The Nation
Hatch Campaigns for Attorney General Hatch Campaigns for Attorney General
Utah Senator Orrin Hatch, a six-term veteran who once chaired the Senate Judiciary Committee, had always wanted to cap his career by joining the U.S. Supreme Court. But Republican...
Apr 13, 2007 / The Nation
The People Know Better (continued) The People Know Better (continued)
Yesterday I posted about the public's increasing opposition to war and its desire for our government to pursue diplomacy. This week, in the city of Urbana, IL, residents expresse...
Apr 12, 2007 / The Nation
The Saddam Statue-Toppling, Four Years Later The Saddam Statue-Toppling, Four Years Later
The lead editorial in today's New York Times states that, four years ago this week, "as American troops made their first, triumphant entrance into Baghdad, joyous Iraqis pulled do...
Apr 12, 2007 / The Nation
Duke Players Deserve Apology Duke Players Deserve Apology
The three Duke University lacrosse players falsely indicted on rape charges last year deserve an apology--from the district attorney and members of the media. The students were g...
Apr 12, 2007 / The Nation
NBC Cans Don Imus NBC Cans Don Imus
I have no problem with NBC's decision to cancel Don Imus' show, and frankly I could care less if CBS follows suit and takes his program off the radio. Any defense of Imus' "First ...
Apr 12, 2007 / The Nation
Antibalas: Social Security Sounds Antibalas: Social Security Sounds
A must-see live band, Brooklyn-based Afrobeat ensemble Antibalas hits the road again to launch their fourth album since 2001, Security, and energize audiences with potent politic...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
Hometown Baghdad: Living in a War Zone Hometown Baghdad: Living in a War Zone
Three Iraqi 20-somethings film their daily lives in a war-torn and religiously divided Baghdad. WireTap hears from the producers.
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
GOP Governor says WSJ Takes Dem Bribes GOP Governor says WSJ Takes Dem Bribes
With all the bizarre behavior in Washington, it is easy to forget about the over-the-top antics of state officials around the country. But, sometimes, a governor outdoes himself. ...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
Chaos in the Greater Middle East Chaos in the Greater Middle East
[ Part 1 of "Six Crises in Search of an Author, How the Bush Administration Destabilized the Arc of Instability"-- "Bush's Absurdist Imperialism" -- appeared yesterday. Here is p...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation