The Many Faces of Dr. Coburn The Many Faces of Dr. Coburn
He's a far-right baby doctor. His own chief of staff says he's clueless about the law. Meet Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn, who'll help shape the US Supreme Court.
Sep 15, 2005 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Ukraine’s Tarnished Orange Revolution Ukraine’s Tarnished Orange Revolution
The Hurricane and its aftermath have, rightly, seized our attention. I find it hard to focus on other news--even the growing violence in Iraq. But there is a world turning and chu...
Sep 14, 2005 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Stakes in Roberts’s Nomination The Stakes in Roberts’s Nomination
In the first few days of John G. Roberts, Jr.'s hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, most Senators have focused their questions on his views of privacy, precedent and ...
Sep 14, 2005 / Peter Rothberg
Etan Thomas Rises to the Occasion Etan Thomas Rises to the Occasion
Washington Wizards power forward Etan Thomas is using his swoosh-adorned status as a sports star to speak out on the gross negligence of the Bush Administration.
Sep 14, 2005 / Feature / Dave Zirin
“We Can’t Make It Here” “We Can’t Make It Here”
Last spring, in an attempt to make President Bush appear to be more of a regular guy, the White House released a list of the tunes the commander-in-chief was listening to on his i...
Sep 14, 2005 / John Nichols
Out of Touch on ‘The OC’ Out of Touch on ‘The OC’
What makes Fox's The OC so addictive is its California-kissed story lines and appealing characters. But what is it about women the show doesn't understand?
Sep 14, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Christine Smallwood
Question Time for Roberts Question Time for Roberts
Before the John Roberts confirmation hearings began, progressive opponents of Bush's pick to be chief justice were fretting that the media attention given t...
Sep 14, 2005 / David Corn
Wal-Mart to the Rescue! Wal-Mart to the Rescue!
For once, Wal-Mart is acting like a hero, with speedy delivery of water and supplies to Hurricane Katrina victims. If it could only act that way every day.
Sep 14, 2005 / Feature / Liza Featherstone
America’s Imaginary Frontier America’s Imaginary Frontier
America's narcissism and willful blindness to its own moral failings have been placed in sharp relief as the nation fitfully responds to the needs of storm victims.
Sep 13, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Norman Birnbaum
Bush Is Fooling Nobody Now Bush Is Fooling Nobody Now
Long fooled by the Bush image machine, Americans now understand that this Administration can only deliver spin, not substance; photo ops, not action.
Sep 13, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer