Legislation Watch: Immigration Reform Legislation Watch: Immigration Reform
With the arrests of hundreds of immigrant workers at meatpacking plants in six states this week – which United Food and Commercial Workers union spokeswoman Jill Cashen rightly ...
Dec 15, 2006 / The Nation
Happier Holiday Shopping Happier Holiday Shopping
Because I've written a lot about Wal-Mart,people are always asking me: Where should the socially-consciousconsumer shop? Sometimes, I resist the question. We don't makesignificant...
Dec 14, 2006 / The Nation
Does Prison Harden Criminals? Yes. Does Prison Harden Criminals? Yes.
For a long time, those on the left who oppose the "tough on crime" policies of the last few decades have argued that the experience of incarceration itself makes those convicted o...
Dec 14, 2006 / The Nation
“Fixing” the War “Fixing” the War
This is an old tale. Long forgotten. But like all good political bedtime stories, it's well worth telling again. Once upon a time, there was a retired general named Paul Van Ri...
Dec 14, 2006 / The Nation
DeLay Does Dems a Favor DeLay Does Dems a Favor
Democrats picked up their 30th seat in the House of Representatives last night. In a major upset, Democrat Ciro Rodriguez defeated Republican incumbent Henry Bonilla in a runoff e...
Dec 13, 2006 / The Nation
Rummifying the War on Terror Rummifying the War on Terror
You gotta give Donald Rumsfeld this. He's doing his best to cover his behind as he walks out the door. First he dropped a "snowflake" memo, obtained by the New York Times, admitti...
Dec 12, 2006 / The Nation
Kucinich: Democrats Must Honor Mandate Kucinich: Democrats Must Honor Mandate
Dennis Kucinich is running for President again and, yes, he would love to cure what ails the United States. But, first, he wants to cure what ails his own Democratic Party. The ...
Dec 12, 2006 / The Nation
When “Withdrawal” Is Not Withdrawal When “Withdrawal” Is Not Withdrawal
Here's a riddle: When is withdrawal not actually withdrawal? The answer: when the bulk of the troops don't actually come home. That seems to be the scenario envisioned by the Ira...
Dec 11, 2006 / The Nation
Pinochet Is Dead. His Legacy Lingers Pinochet Is Dead. His Legacy Lingers
Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet died of complications from a heart attack Sunday at age 91. His death has cheated justice, snatching him from the material world just as h...
Dec 10, 2006 / The Nation
Who’s Paying for Rummy’s Final Show? Who’s Paying for Rummy’s Final Show?
I have a short, direct question. Don Rumsfeld's shameful tenure as Defense Secretary comes to an end a week from Monday. Meanwhile, he jaunts off on a "secret trip" to Baghdad th...
Dec 10, 2006 / The Nation