Senator Sellout Senator Sellout
If left-liberal bloggers have any influence on the Democraticparty, they should use their muscle right now to block a grotesquesellout--handing Republicans an odious victory on th...
Jun 2, 2006 / The Nation
Gonzales on Steroids Gonzales on Steroids
When the former chief spokesman for Attorney General John Ashcroft says that Alberto Gonzales' subpoenaing of reporters is "… the most reckless abuse of power I have seen in yea...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Nation
Raising Their Wages Could Save Your Life Raising Their Wages Could Save Your Life
There's been a media frenzy lately on the shortage of nurses in this country. It's justified; this is a serious public health problem. If you've ever been hospitalized, you've pro...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Nation
Occupation Unhinged Occupation Unhinged
The US occupation of Iraq is spiraling out of control. Just when it seems like America couldn't be any more unpopular in Iraq, and around the world, comes the word Haditha. A ho...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Nation
‘The Republic’s Most Valuable Subversive’ ‘The Republic’s Most Valuable Subversive’
It seemed right that John Kenneth Galbraith had the last word at his memorial service. "My father's last book was devoted to the destructiveness of war, the unimaginable cruelty ...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Nation
McCain Dumps Duke’s GOP Successor McCain Dumps Duke’s GOP Successor
There's some ugly trouble for Republicans out here in Southern California. Just days before the June 6 special election to replace jailed former Congressman Duke Cunningham, Senat...
Jun 1, 2006 / The Nation
Former Bush AIDS Czar Slams US Policies Former Bush AIDS Czar Slams US Policies
Five years ago Scott Evertz headed the US delegation to UNGASS where 189 member countries signed the historic Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS. In the glacial bureaucracy of ...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation
The Center for Selective Facts The Center for Selective Facts
In response to accusations fromWake Up Wal-Mart, Wal-Mart denies funding the far-right Center for Union Facts (CUF), whose creepy and misleading anti-union ads you may have seen ...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation
Constitutional Contrarianism Constitutional Contrarianism
I don't profess to be an expert on constitutional law. But it doesn't take a genius to note that the outrage coming from both parties over the FBI's raid of Rep. William Jefferson...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation
Act Up Against AIDS Act Up Against AIDS
It's been 25 years since the first diagnosed cases of HIV/AIDS, and as world leaders gather at the UN to assess the state of the epidemic, people will be taking to the streets to ...
May 31, 2006 / The Nation