In Search of Bill Clinton In Search of Bill Clinton
I'd just finished reading a wonderful book, In Search of WillieMorris, when I got a note from Rahm Emanuel. Nothingpersonal. It was a (mass) e-mail asking me to join him in wishin...
Aug 21, 2006 / The Nation
Identity Crisis Identity Crisis
The question of party identity takes on weird new relevance now thatJoe Lieberman is cross-dressing in Connecticut. Defeated once as aDemocrat, tiresome Joe is now running again a...
Aug 20, 2006 / The Nation
Iraq > World War II Iraq > World War II
The war in Iraq has lasted three days longer than US involvement in World War II. Germany declared war on the US on December, 11, 1941, four days after Pearl Harbor. The US annou...
Aug 18, 2006 / The Nation
A Letter from 18 Writers A Letter from 18 Writers
Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Toni Morrison and other luminaries call to resist Israel's undeclared political aim: the liquidation of the Palestinian state.
Aug 18, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
The Results Are In… The Results Are In…
My earlier post on Fair Trade coffee drew plenty of responses. Some readers were eager for guidance on tasty Fair Trade blends, and encouraged me to keep looking. Others provided...
Aug 16, 2006 / The Nation
Snakes on a Plane Snakes on a Plane
Even though I'm terrified of flying and only do so equipped with an Ipod, yogic breathing exercises and Xanax, I can't wait to see Snakes on a Plane this weekend. For those of you...
Aug 16, 2006 / The Nation
Joe’s GOP Allies Joe’s GOP Allies
Joe Lieberman is no longer officially a Democrat in Connecticut. Perhaps that's why so many Republicans are rushing to his side. Karl Rove is calling for support, Dick Cheney is ...
Aug 15, 2006 / The Nation
ABA: Bush Unconstitutional ABA: Bush Unconstitutional
August 8 was a good day for America. It went under the radar, but the American Bar Association's 550-member House of Delegates – the policy-making body that represents 400,000 ...
Aug 15, 2006 / The Nation
Fear and Smear Fear and Smear
An evil symbiosis does exist between Muslim terrorists and Americanpoliticians, but it is not the one Republicans describe. The jihadistsneed George W. Bush to sustain their cause...
Aug 12, 2006 / The Nation
Lieberman Channels Cheney Lieberman Channels Cheney
Joe Lieberman is showing his true colors. Speaking at a campaign event in Waterbury, Connecticut on Thursday, Lieberman sounded like Edgar Bergen's Charlie, the ventriloquist dumm...
Aug 11, 2006 / The Nation