Joe Lieberman’s Very Bad Year Joe Lieberman’s Very Bad Year
Joe Lieberman's year just keeps getting worse. After he emerged as just about the only member of Congress -- Democrat or Republican -- who is enthusiastically on board for the Bu...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation
A True Test of Character A True Test of Character
If John McCain becomes President, his current chief of staff, Mark Salter, will be one of the most important figures in the new White House. The two have authored three books toge...
May 23, 2006 / The Nation
You Heard It Here First You Heard It Here First
You Heard It Here First This morning on WNYC, host Brian Lehrer and guest Charles Fishman, author of The Wal-Mart Effect, were chatting about Wal-Mart's entry into the organic fo...
May 22, 2006 / The Nation
When McCain Attacks When McCain Attacks
John McCain is renowned for his supposedly thick skin and deft handling of adversity. Who knew a 21-year-old student singer from Nutley, New Jersey, could pierce that veneer? As...
May 22, 2006 / The Nation
McCain at New School: Honeymoon is Over McCain at New School: Honeymoon is Over
Co-written by Sam Graham-Felsen "I haven't heard anyone aroused about me speaking at the New School," John McCain said in April, defending his decision to address Jerry Falwell'...
May 19, 2006 / The Nation
Food Fight! Food Fight!
The fast food industry is taking a few knocks lately. Eric Schlosser, author of the phenomenally successful Fast Food Nation, has just published a kid's book, Chew On This: Ever...
May 19, 2006 / The Nation
The Real John Conyers The Real John Conyers
The Republicans are waging a desperate campaign of Rovian proportions to maintain their one-party reign in Congress. Fear, as we have seen time and again, is their most powerful w...
May 19, 2006 / The Nation
Immigration and the Security-Technology Complex Immigration and the Security-Technology Complex
Among the chilling proposals in Bush's immigration speech was a plan for a "new identification card for every legal foreign worker" that would use "biometric technology, such as d...
May 19, 2006 / The Nation
The Tragedy of Undue Pressure The Tragedy of Undue Pressure
Last month I wrote about Haditha, Iraq and allegations that innocent Iraqi civilians had been shot and killed by a unit of U.S. Marines. Today, Rep. John Murtha stated that a mili...
May 18, 2006 / The Nation
Ralph’s Day with Rudy Ralph’s Day with Rudy
John McCain's commencement address at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University attracted a great deal of media scrutiny. Will Rudy Giuliani's big money fundraiser with Ralph Reed today ...
May 18, 2006 / The Nation