The Roberts Converts The Roberts Converts
The political chess match between the White House and Senate Democrats over the future of the Supreme Court took on new complexity as three Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Commit...
Sep 23, 2005 / Bruce Shapiro
How to Curb Corporate Power How to Curb Corporate Power
As corporations consolidate, they grab power from the public. Here are seven modest proposals to give power back to the public and avoid another Enron.
Sep 22, 2005 / Feature / Ralph Nader
Purging the Poor Purging the Poor
Why are the poorest victims of Hurricane Katrina being kept out of perfectly livable homes?
Sep 22, 2005 / Feature / Naomi Klein
New Orleans Is Us New Orleans Is Us
New Orleans was not an unpredictable disaster--it was a model for the incompetence of the Bush Administration. And when the next disaster comes, we will all be under water.
Sep 22, 2005 / Column / Eric Alterman
Government’s the Problem Government’s the Problem
As the waters rise, how about a sea chantey for the Bush Administration?
Sep 22, 2005 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Prez on the Precipice Prez on the Precipice
The waning political power of the Bush Administration poses a huge opportunity for Democrats to revitalize the party and challenge the President's flawed vision of hurricane recove...
Sep 22, 2005 / The Editors
The Red Cross: A Question of Competence The Red Cross: A Question of Competence
The Gulf Coast hurricanes have raised new questions about the integrity and competence of the American Red Cross to respond to national emergencies. In this report from The Nation...
Sep 21, 2005 / Feature / Linda Heller
Blackwater Down Blackwater Down
With military and law enforcement forces combing New Orleans in the wake of the storm, why did the federal government feel compelled to hire private security firms Blackwater USA a...
Sep 21, 2005 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Doing the Math Doing the Math
Here's how we identified more than 11,000 empty, rentable homes in New Orleans:
Sep 20, 2005 / Feature / Naomi Klein
Bush Finally Sees Poor People Bush Finally Sees Poor People
It takes a hurricane to raise awareness that the numbers of poor people are growing on George Bush's watch. Will that be enough for the President to begin to level the playing fiel...
Sep 20, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer