Do or Die Time for Angelides Do or Die Time for Angelides
It's do or die time for California Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides -- but he's mostly dying. With just a handful of weeks to go in the re-election race of Govern...
Sep 29, 2006 / The Nation
If at First You Don’t Succeed If at First You Don’t Succeed
Okay, it wasn't on the front page of my hometown paper, but maybe it should have been. How many of you remember the fun folks at the Lincoln Group, an outfit that bills itself as...
Sep 28, 2006 / The Nation
Green Wal-Mart Gets Meaner Green Wal-Mart Gets Meaner
Recently, I wrote an article for the magazine -- sorry, it's not available on the web unless you subscribe -- on Wal-Mart's recent decision to become a major player in the organic...
Sep 28, 2006 / The Nation
E-Insecurity E-Insecurity
In 2006, 80 percent of voters will cast their ballots on electronic voting machines. As recent elections and tests show, these machines are still far from secure. "All three of t...
Sep 28, 2006 / The Nation
A Sovereign Iraq? A Sovereign Iraq?
In Wednesday's Washington Post, reporter Amit Paley reveals what the Iraqi people want from their sovereign state: "A strong majority of Iraqis want U.S.-led military forces to im...
Sep 27, 2006 / The Nation
Bin Laden ‘Not Our Priority’ Bin Laden ‘Not Our Priority’
Pop Quiz! Who said this? "I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority."
Sep 27, 2006 / The Nation
Bow to the King Bow to the King
Just as Senators McCain/Graham/Warner largely capitulated to Bush on torture, another group of dissident GOP Senators are bowing to the Administration on another critical national...
Sep 26, 2006 / The Nation
They Just Don’t Get It They Just Don’t Get It
Republicans have sunk to a new low in their campaign to retain control of the House and Senate in 2006. They've apparently decided to claim the image and stature of Dr. Martin Lut...
Sep 26, 2006 / The Nation
All the News Our Tiny Minds Can Manage All the News Our Tiny Minds Can Manage
For a little thought experiment, go to the website of Newsweek'sinternationaledition. There, running down the left side of the page, are threecovers, all the same, for the Europe...
Sep 25, 2006 / The Nation
No Fox Trot No Fox Trot
On Fox News this Sunday, President Bill Clinton offered Democrats a timely lesson in defeating tired Rovian election-year ploys when Chris Wallace asked him, "Why didn't you do mo...
Sep 25, 2006 / The Nation