Mideast News: Beyond the Mainstream Mideast News: Beyond the Mainstream
For coverage of the unfolding conflagration in Lebanon and beyond, the best English-language newspaper coverage has been that of David Hirst at The Guardian (such as his latest o...
Jul 18, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Ralph Reed Runs For President, er, Lt. Governor Ralph Reed Runs For President, er, Lt. Governor
Tuesday's primary election in Georgia will decide whether former Christian Coalition commander Ralph Reed has fooled enough home-state Republicans to win the party's nomination fo...
Jul 17, 2006 / John Nichols
Don’t Forget the Bloodletting in Iraq Don’t Forget the Bloodletting in Iraq
With the Middle East on the cusp of war, President Bush's foreign policy for the area--remaking the region through invasion and occupation--is now effectively buried under the rub...
Jul 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Friends Don’t Let Friends Ruin Lebanon Friends Don’t Let Friends Ruin Lebanon
Congressional "Friends of Israel" are busy making noises about the "need" for the United States to provide that Middle Eastern land with full support as it assaults its neighbors....
Jul 16, 2006 / John Nichols
Killing and Dying in the Nation’s Capital Killing and Dying in the Nation’s Capital
If I do well in school can I jump over jail?If I pray every night can I jump over this hell?Will the preacher say a special prayer?Will the social workers really care?It doesn't ...
Jul 14, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Last of the “Sewer Socialists” The Last of the “Sewer Socialists”
"There is always a charge that socialism does not fit human nature. We've encountered that for a long time. Maybe that's true. But can't people be educated? Can't people learn to ...
Jul 14, 2006 / John Nichols
A Maverick Media Mogul Takes on Mainstream Spinelessness A Maverick Media Mogul Takes on Mainstream Spinelessness
"I will tell you that there won't be any corporate considerations. No earnings per share issues, No worries about advertisers and what they might think." Okay, you probably think ...
Jul 11, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
David Brooks–Just Another Joe Lieberman Fan David Brooks–Just Another Joe Lieberman Fan
David Brooks had a laughable column in Sunday's New York Times. "What's happening to Lieberman can only be described as a liberal inquisition," Brooks proclaims. What Brooks ch...
Jul 10, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Nation and NY Times: Bay of Pigs Deja Vu Nation and NY Times: Bay of Pigs Deja Vu
"The assault on a free press ...should be recognized for what it is," wrote New York Times columnist Frank Rich last Sunday. "Another desperate ploy by officials trying to hide t...
Jul 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Joe Lieberman’s Connecticut Problem Joe Lieberman’s Connecticut Problem
What was the "soundbite line" from the press conference where Senator Joe Lieberman announced that he may cut and run to an "unaffiliated" ballot line if Connecticut Democrats don...
Jul 3, 2006 / John Nichols