NBC Cans Don Imus NBC Cans Don Imus
I have no problem with NBC's decision to cancel Don Imus' show, and frankly I could care less if CBS follows suit and takes his program off the radio. Any defense of Imus' "First ...
Apr 12, 2007 / The Nation
GOP Governor says WSJ Takes Dem Bribes GOP Governor says WSJ Takes Dem Bribes
With all the bizarre behavior in Washington, it is easy to forget about the over-the-top antics of state officials around the country. But, sometimes, a governor outdoes himself. ...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
Chaos in the Greater Middle East Chaos in the Greater Middle East
[ Part 1 of "Six Crises in Search of an Author, How the Bush Administration Destabilized the Arc of Instability"-- "Bush's Absurdist Imperialism" -- appeared yesterday. Here is p...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
The Wall Comes Tumbling Down The Wall Comes Tumbling Down
Want to know what happens when the wall between church and state comes tumbling down? When -- as Ted Koppel recently said -- "ideological loyalty... is allowed to substitute for ...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Students vs. Sweatshops (Again) Students vs. Sweatshops (Again)
This afternoon, students at University of Southern California began occupying their administration's offices. The action is part of a likely wave of sit-ins on the nation's campus...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Re-Occupying the Occupation Re-Occupying the Occupation
Supporters of the war in Iraq, like Senator John McCain, say the "surge" is making progress. That we must give General David Petraeus, a man who can seemingly do no wrong, time to...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Bush’s Absurdist Imperialism Bush’s Absurdist Imperialism
One night when I was in my teens, I found myself at a production of Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author. I had never heard of the playwright or the play, nor had I...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Distorting Public Opinion Distorting Public Opinion
In his New York Times article about why US troops will (and should) remain in Iraq beyond 2008, NYU law professor Noah Feldman provides a common mischaracterization of American pu...
Apr 9, 2007 / The Nation
No More Imus No More Imus
Black people have a great sense of humor about themselves. I don't just say this because I happen to be black but because there's ample evidence to support this. For instance, arg...
Apr 9, 2007 / The Nation
Pigs in Space Pigs in Space
Is there a more perfect symbol of the excesses of global capitalism than Charles Simonyi's 13-day joyride into outer space? Simonyi, a Hungarian-American software programmer who m...
Apr 7, 2007 / The Nation