After Busby: Almost is Not Enough After Busby: Almost is Not Enough
Democrats keep talking about moral victories this election cycle. But to take back the Congress in 2006, they'll need to convert symbolic wins into actual ones. In a normal elect...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation
Quarantine the Religious Right Quarantine the Religious Right
Happy 6/6/06! Congrats to Ann Coulter for releasing her book on this Satanic date. And speaking of superstitious madness, as long as we're putting dangerous public health threats ...
Jun 7, 2006 / The Nation
Parlez Vous DeLay? Parlez Vous DeLay?
We knew Tom DeLay was leaving Congress this week. But we didn't think he'd be so French about it. Yes, tonight Texas Republicans will be toasting their former majority leader at ...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
Defending the Constitution (Continued) Defending the Constitution (Continued)
Kudos to the American Bar Association for creating a bipartisan "all-star legal panel" to investigate President Bush's penchant for signing statements that assert his right to ig...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
Flying the Corporate Skies Flying the Corporate Skies
A top official in the Bush Administration, David Safavian, is on trial right now for lying about a golfing trip to Scotland taken by a lawmaker, Rep. Bob Ney, and funded by a lobb...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
Bush: Discrimination ‘Serves Interests of All’ Bush: Discrimination ‘Serves Interests of All’
President Bush has framed his support for a Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage as a necessary defense of cherished institutions and practices. "Marriage is the mos...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
Fish and Fiction Fish and Fiction
The latest attempt by this White House to muzzle the truth isn't about Haditha, domestic spying, or torture--it's about salmon. That's right, salmon. It seems the National Oceani...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Nation
Symbolism and Scandal Symbolism and Scandal
The war in Iraq keeps getting worse. Gas prices remain high. Corruption is oozing through Congress. And hurricane season just started. So what are Republicans in Washington preo...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Nation
Has Wal-Mart Jumped the Shark? Has Wal-Mart Jumped the Shark?
Always a rollicking affair, with the feel of a pep rally or revival meeting, by all accounts, the Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting on Friday was over the top. According to Michael B...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Nation
AIDS Groups Call UN Meeting a “Failure” AIDS Groups Call UN Meeting a “Failure”
As UNGASS +5 winds down, a coalition of over 70 civil society organizations from around the world are denouncing the meeting as a significant step back in the global fight against...
Jun 2, 2006 / The Nation