End of the World As We Know It? End of the World As We Know It?
I'm not a climate scientist or geologist, and no, I don't play one on TV. So I can't assess the accuracy of the report below from yesterday's Guardian. But it sure did catch my att...
Sep 9, 2007 / E.J. Graff
Disinformation Society, Bush-style Disinformation Society, Bush-style
We live with an administration whose concept of domestic "freedom" went out with those "freedom fries," briefly sold at the cafeterias of the House of Represent...
Sep 6, 2007 / TomDispatch
Michael Vick Doesn’t Need Your Help Michael Vick Doesn’t Need Your Help
Watching the Michael Vick saga unfold over the past month has been a typically frustrating experience, as a woman, a person of color, and dog owner (or rather "pet guardian,&q...
Sep 6, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
No Plans To Leave Iraq No Plans To Leave Iraq
On his recent trip to Iraq, President Bush commented about the future of the US mission. "General Petraeus and Ambassador Crocker tell me if the kind of success we are now see...
Sep 6, 2007 / Ari Berman
As The Craig Turns As The Craig Turns
Where to begin with the latest developments in L'Affaire Craig? How about with the delicious proposal by Larry Craig's fans at the American Land Rights Association? The group's so...
Sep 6, 2007 / John Nichols
A Democratic Litmus Test A Democratic Litmus Test
A disturbing story in The Washington Post yesterday suggested that Congress is losing its cojones when it comes to closing some of the most obscene tax loopholes benefiting the ric...
Sep 5, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Not Waiting For Petraeus Not Waiting For Petraeus
What's left of the Republican Party in the Northeast is once again feeling anxious about the war in Iraq. They've been told over and over by party leaders to "wait until Septe...
Sep 5, 2007 / Ari Berman
Admitting No Wrongdoing, Craig Resigns Admitting No Wrongdoing, Craig Resigns
UPDATE, September 1: Bowing to intense pressure from fellow Republicans, Idaho Senator Larry Craig resigned today. In a brief public statement in Boise, Craig issued a general apol...
Aug 31, 2007 / Richard Kim
Evolution in Texas — On the Death Penalty Evolution in Texas — On the Death Penalty
There are many Americans who do not believe in evolution. And it is probably fair to say that a disproportionate number of them reside in Texas. But it is from Texas that we gain ...
Aug 30, 2007 / John Nichols
Bloomberg’s Poverty Party Bloomberg’s Poverty Party
Written and reported by Matthew Blake: One might expect that a briefing on the latest federal poverty data by an ostensibly liberal Washington, DC think tank would explore some of...
Aug 28, 2007 / Ari Berman