Truth Time for Democrats Truth Time for Democrats
Democrats must transcend all their intraparty squabbles over the war in Iraq and focus on the obligation of politicians to be honest with the public.
Aug 23, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Cuba’s Pathbreaking Energy Policies Cuba’s Pathbreaking Energy Policies
As the world grows short of oil, nations in search of a viable energy policy should take a lesson from Cuba, which turned to sustainable agriculture to offset its own oil crisis.
Aug 22, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Old Threats, New Fears Old Threats, New Fears
Investigators have known for a decade about terrorist plots to bring down passenger jets with liquid explosives. So why, all of a sudden, did Bush ban most liquids on flights?
Aug 16, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Neocon Dreams, American Nightmares Neocon Dreams, American Nightmares
Four wars at once? Led by this crew? Are the people who run this country, enabled by neo-con pundits, dangerously out of their minds?
Aug 10, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
The Hydra of Jim Crow The Hydra of Jim Crow
Teaching children to speak across boundaries is the essence of what integration is all about. It carries all the urgency of global peace.
Aug 10, 2006 / Column / Patricia J. Williams
‘Mushroom Cloud’ Rice, The Icy Spinmeister, Tries Again ‘Mushroom Cloud’ Rice, The Icy Spinmeister, Tries Again
Condi takes her "birth pangs" mantra on the road.
Aug 10, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Why We Don’t Know Our Enemy Why We Don’t Know Our Enemy
Hysteria over the barbarians at the gate has destroyed republics from Rome to Germany. A new book explains why Bush's post-September 11 America may meet a similar fate.
Aug 9, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism Israel’s Dependency on the Drug of Militarism
The Jewish state's diehard supporters in the White House, Congress and the media seem unable to understand Israel can't bomb its way to security.
Aug 2, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
You Can Keep the Faith You Can Keep the Faith
Major League Baseball's new "Faith Days" campaign is about more than family-friendly Christian entertainment with a twist of commerce.
Jul 28, 2006 / Column / Dave Zirin
No Presents, Please No Presents, Please
The only thing more absurd than the wedding gift the British government just gave Katha Pollitt is the fact that our government denies gays such benefits.
Jul 27, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt