Arnold and Antonio? Arnold and Antonio?
Some strange goings-on out here on the Left Coast. The progressive Democrat Mayor of Los Angeles, Antonio Villaraigosa, has so far not endorsed the party's nominee for Governor, P...
Jun 19, 2006 / The Nation
Onward Christian Lawyers Onward Christian Lawyers
In his scathing dissent in the Supreme Court decision that overturned state sodomy laws, Justice Scalia objected to the court's imposition of "foreign moods, fads or fashions on A...
Jun 19, 2006 / The Nation
Mayor Ron Dellums Mayor Ron Dellums
It took nearly two weeks of counting paper ballots, but this weekend it became official. Legendary, retired Bay Area congressman Ron Dellums is the new Mayor of Oakland. Dellums s...
Jun 19, 2006 / The Nation
Democrats to Jefferson: Step Down Democrats to Jefferson: Step Down
Democrats got tough with Rep. William Jefferson last night, voting 99-58 to boot the corrupt Congressman off the powerful Ways and Means Committee. Today he was formally removed ...
Jun 16, 2006 / The Nation
It’s Sandal Season. Was Your Pedicure Made in a Sweatshop? It’s Sandal Season. Was Your Pedicure Made in a Sweatshop?
In a recent post I suggested that our society needs nurses more than we need manicurists. That's true, of course, but I didn't mean to belittle nail workers. Sure, good nursing ...
Jun 16, 2006 / The Nation
House Votes 256-153 for Perpetual War House Votes 256-153 for Perpetual War
The incendiary House debate over whether the time has come to establish an Iraq exit strategy ended Friday morning with a 256-153 vote to maintain an open-ended occupation of the...
Jun 16, 2006 / The Nation
2,500 Dead, No End in Sight 2,500 Dead, No End in Sight
There's two new numbers to consider as the House holds a rigged debate on the Iraq war today. One is 2,500. That's the number of US soldiers killed in Iraq, released by the Penta...
Jun 15, 2006 / The Nation
The National Entertainment State (Forum) The National Entertainment State (Forum)
If the promise of new media is to be fulfilled, progressives must chart a course of activism that confronts the increasing concentration of ownership among the Big Media powerhouse...
Jun 15, 2006 / Feature / The Nation
Profiles in Cowardice Profiles in Cowardice
Back in November, after Jack Murtha shocked the political establishment by calling the Iraq war "a flawed policy wrapped in illusion," Congress rushed to vote on his resolution. ...
Jun 15, 2006 / The Nation
Wanted: A New And Improved Deal Wanted: A New And Improved Deal
Just hours after the army of bloggers left Las Vegas, the beleaguered United Auto Workers opened its convention in the same town. But this week there were no lavish bashes, no big...
Jun 14, 2006 / The Nation