Possibly the Stupidest Press Release We’ve Ever Received Possibly the Stupidest Press Release We’ve Ever Received
If you've been scratching your head, trying to parse the political significance of Brad and Angelina's baby, look no further. Just in: a press release promoting conservative autho...
Jun 14, 2006 / The Nation
On War: Boos for Clinton, Cheers for Kerry On War: Boos for Clinton, Cheers for Kerry
At the Campaign for America's Future "Take Back America" conference in Washington Tuesday, two U.S. senators with 2008 presidential ambitions addressed a large audience of mostly ...
Jun 14, 2006 / The Nation
Bush in Baghdad: “Mission Accomplished” Bush in Baghdad: “Mission Accomplished”
President Bush's surprise trip to Baghdad provides the perfectopportunity for him to claim victory and announce the withdrawal of allUS forces from Iraq. He could find the r...
Jun 13, 2006 / The Nation
Hillary Deflated Hillary Deflated
Keep an eye on John Edwards. As our own Bob Moser reported last year, the former Veep nominee has been aggressively courting the Democratic base, through his anti-poverty initia...
Jun 13, 2006 / The Nation
Stolen Secrets Stolen Secrets
Allow me to be hysterical for a second. The Bush Administration has set a new bar for secrecy. So you think they'd be a little better at protecting sensitive information. A few w...
Jun 12, 2006 / The Nation
‘Red, White and Screwed’ ‘Red, White and Screwed’
If you haven't been living on Mars these last years, you know Lewis Black as the caustic, bile-spewing, savagely funny stand-up comic, actor and Daily Show commentator. He's the o...
Jun 12, 2006 / The Nation
Reconciliation and Remembrance Reconciliation and Remembrance
Thirty years ago, Institute for Policy Studies colleagues Ronni Karpen Moffitt and Orlando Letelier were assassinated by agents of the Chilean government. "None of us," IPS co-fou...
Jun 9, 2006 / The Nation
Is There a Gay in the House? Is There a Gay in the House?
I dutifully sat through 85 minutes of C-SPAN's live coverage of the Senate's debate on same-sex marriage before my TV mysteriously clicked over to the French Open on ESPN. They we...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation
Think Red Thoughts Think Red Thoughts
Apropos of my last post about Francine Busby's special election loss, National Journal's Hotline blog has a good summary of where some of the most competitive House races will be ...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation
With Enemies Like These With Enemies Like These
The best thing to ever happen to gay rights in the country is Bill Frist's decision to introduce a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage. Everyone knows this is a lame atte...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation