Buffet’s Billions Buffet’s Billions
What Warren Buffett's gift of billions to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation lacks in imagination, it makes up for in safety. If only they had the guts to tackle the real proble...
Jul 10, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Stop the Waffling Stop the Waffling
Democrats should take a page from the GOP playbook and back candidates willing to stand up for their values, rather than wasting their money, time and votes on those who won't.
Jul 5, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Mommy Wars, Round 587 Mommy Wars, Round 587
Antifeminists engage in moral discourse while feminists tend to speak in the language of personal choice. But what happens when choice is a bad idea--for yourself, other women or s...
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Katha Pollitt
Temple of Mammon, Planet of Doom Temple of Mammon, Planet of Doom
As we head into Summer 2006, the world capitalist system is out of control.
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Alexander Cockburn
Historical Note Historical Note
For once, the President tells the truth.
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
The President’s Jihad The President’s Jihad
The Bush Administration's jihad against newspapers that reported on a secret program to monitor the personal-banking records of unsuspecting citizens is more important than the ori...
Jun 28, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
History Lesson History Lesson
Back in Washington's day, Congress printed money to fight the Revolutionary War without collecting taxes to back it up--and paid the price in inflation: History repeats itself toda...
Jun 27, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Uses and Abuses of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi The Uses and Abuses of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was a really bad guy. But the Bush Administration's armchair warriors mythologized him into a self-fulfilling prophecy of insurgent terror.
Jun 21, 2006 / Column / Eric Alterman
Some Perspective Some Perspective
Celebrating the death of Zarqawi, the President puts his spin on the truth.
Jun 21, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Hillary’s Hypocrisy Hillary’s Hypocrisy
Hillary Clinton's dissembling on Iraq has become a fatal embarassment for her presidential ambitions and for anyone who looks to her for leadership.
Jun 21, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer