Wal-Mart Endorses “Homosexual Agenda” Wal-Mart Endorses “Homosexual Agenda”
Happy National Coming Out Day! The right-wing nuts are going, well, nuts. Wal-Mart is sponsoring LGBT Diversity Week at Boise State University in Idaho--October 9 to 13--and once ...
Oct 11, 2006 / The Nation
Republicans for Hypocrisy Republicans for Hypocrisy
You gotta love the contradictions in Washington. The head of a new conservative group named Americans for Honesty on Issues is a former advisor to Rep. Tom DeLay and Enron CEO Ken...
Oct 11, 2006 / The Nation
The Leno Bias The Leno Bias
For some time now, Tonight Show host Jay Leno and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have enjoyed an unusually cozy relationship. Back in August, 2003, Schwarzenegger used Leno...
Oct 11, 2006 / The Nation
Bush to Kim: Thank You! Bush to Kim: Thank You!
Just when it couldn't get worse… The one thing the Bush administration and the Republicans have excelled in these past years is conquering the media heights -- air, print, an...
Oct 10, 2006 / The Nation
The Next Foley The Next Foley
If you want to see how Foleygate is playing out in the field, look no further than the 10th Congressional district of Pennsylvania, home to GOP Rep. Don Sherwood. President Bush w...
Oct 10, 2006 / The Nation
Quagmire Accomplished Quagmire Accomplished
Over 2,700 Americans killed – 24 soldiers were killed over a 5-day period last week and the Pentagon said improvised explosive device attacks are now "at an all-time high." Over...
Oct 10, 2006 / The Nation
Scary Halloween Treats Scary Halloween Treats
It has probably been many years since you were truly scared on Halloween. But what's genuinely frightening is chocolate. Not because it makes you fat -- or is "sinful", a weird ps...
Oct 9, 2006 / The Nation
“Speaker, Others Must Go” “Speaker, Others Must Go”
Dennis Hastert may still be Speaker of the House, after the Washington Times and other conservatives called on him to resign last week. But his job is not exactly secure, either. ...
Oct 9, 2006 / The Nation
Death of a Courageous Journalist Death of a Courageous Journalist
Russia and the world have lost a great and courageous journalist.
Oct 7, 2006 / The Nation
What Will Wal-Mart Do? What Will Wal-Mart Do?
On Monday, Bishop Alberto Ramento, a dedicated advocate for workers' rights, was stabbed to death in Tarlac City, in the Philippines. His body was found in his church. Local polic...
Oct 6, 2006 / The Nation