Writer Threatened By Powerful Fanatics Writer Threatened By Powerful Fanatics
Internationally renowned writer Nawal El Saadawi, an Egyptian feminist activist, is facing harassment and threats from fundamentalist extremists in her country. Her play, "God Res...
Mar 24, 2007 / The Nation
A Principled Dissent A Principled Dissent
Of the handful of House members who cast conscience votes against further funding of the war in Iraq Friday, the most unexpected may well have been New York Democrat Michael McNul...
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation
The GOP’s Lonely Antiwar Wing The GOP’s Lonely Antiwar Wing
We've heard a lot about how Republicans are/were uneasy about the political and policy prospects of George W. Bush's war in Iraq. But when it came time to vote on whether to set a...
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation
House Backs Pelosi’s Iraq Spending Bill House Backs Pelosi’s Iraq Spending Bill
After weeks of bitter wrangling, the House voted Friday for Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to attach benchmarks and an exit timeline to funding for the continuation of the Iraq War. ...
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation
Iraq: Innocent Targets Iraq: Innocent Targets
Iraqi youth cope with violence, insecurity and militias under the U.S. occupation -- WireTap hears from two survivors.
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation
Lee, Woolsey, Waters, Watson Clear Way For Pelosi Bill Lee, Woolsey, Waters, Watson Clear Way For Pelosi Bill
Progressive opposition to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's plan to give President Bush the money he seeks to maintain the war in Iraq for at least another year -- but to attach benchm...
Mar 23, 2007 / The Nation
Take this McJob, and… Take this McJob, and…
"An unstimulating, low-paid job with few prospects, esp. one created by the expansion of the service sector." That's The Oxford English Dictionary's definition of "McJob," a term...
Mar 22, 2007 / The Nation
March Madness Cinderella Story March Madness Cinderella Story
Let the games begin! We're only to the NCAA's Sweet Sixteen and already there's a winner -- and what a Cinderella story it turns out to be. After all, the TV ratings are up 4% f...
Mar 21, 2007 / The Nation
The Bring the Troops Home Amendment The Bring the Troops Home Amendment
Anti-war Democrats Barbara Lee, Lynn Woolsey and Maxine Waters continue to strategize about trying to get the House Rules Committee to allow consideration of an amendment by Lee t...
Mar 21, 2007 / The Nation
Gonzales & Guam Gonzales & Guam
Last February, The Nation published an article of mine, "Can Justice Be Trusted?" raising questions about whether the White House and the Justice Department replaced the US Attorn...
Mar 21, 2007 / The Nation