Bush’s Third Term?

Imagine that George W. Bush had been allowed a third term as president, had run and had won or stolen it, and that we were all now living (and dying) through it.

David Swanson

Auden’s Love Poem for Humanity

The poet's "September 1, 1939" saw the start of World War II and declared: "We must love one another or die."

John Nichols

My Lai and Lockerbie Reconsidered

The eerie confluence of the tales of two convicted mass murderers, Abdel Baset al-Megrahi and William Calley--and their fates.

Nick Turse

Opposing Escalation in Afghanistan

Regardless of who started the war in Afghanistan, it is now Obama's war. Preventing military escalation is necessary if the president doesn't want it to become his Vietnam.

David Cortright

Aborn for Manhattan DA

An experienced prosecutor who knows that prevention is the best crime-fighting strategy, Aborn has fought for drug-law reform and sensible gun-control.

Katrina vanden Heuvel

Paranoia Strikes Deep

If Obama and his progressive allies hope to defeat the latest assault on federal power, they will need to go beyond his artful ambivalence.

Michael Kazin

Flushing Blackwater

Recent disclosures of Blackwater's covert activities may finally force Congress to take action.

Jeremy Scahill

Noted.

Help for healthcare heroes; torture at the top.

The Editors

The Fighting Liberal

Remembering Senator Edward Kennedy, who broke barriers of personality and partisanship.

The Editors

Afghan War Turnoff

Trust the judgment of the American majority, who say this war is no longer worth fighting.

The Editors

Obama’s Meaningless War

The way he's headed on Afghanistan, Barack Obama is threatened with a quagmire that could bog down his presidency.

Robert Scheer

Novak Without Tears

It's time to do Robert Novak the honor of taking his life's work seriously.

Eric Alterman

Reverse Nazism and the War on Universal Healthcare

What's at stake could very well be nothing less than America's own Weimar moment.

Patricia J. Williams

Town-Hall Meetings

Calvin Trillin

Letters

The Buck Stops Here

Ellicott City, Md.

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