Can We Feed the World? Absolutely Can We Feed the World? Absolutely
It is Thanksgiving Day, a moment when Americans celebrate the abundance of our harvest. There is much to be thankful for. Most, though certainly not all, Americans will be well f...
Nov 23, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Moral Consequences of the Occupation Moral Consequences of the Occupation
It may be an old saw, but it remains true: power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And this, ultimately, is why occupation is so pernicious. The occupier is at once...
Nov 22, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
Flying While Arab Flying While Arab
In my last post I wrote about a woman who was kicked off a Delta Airlines plane for feeding her baby. That could easily have been me; I fly often with my (breastfed) baby, and it ...
Nov 22, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
The Uncovered War: Salvaging American “Dignity” The Uncovered War: Salvaging American “Dignity”
So far, what have the American invasion and occupation of Iraq led to -- other than a staggering bloodbath, killing fields galore, and a secret landscape of detention centers and ...
Nov 21, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
An Iraq Vet Fights Back An Iraq Vet Fights Back
For nearly three years now, KellyDougherty has been standing up against the war in Iraq. Thiswouldn't be all that significant if it weren't for the fact thatDougherty actually ser...
Nov 20, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
The Uncovered War: Air Power in Iraq The Uncovered War: Air Power in Iraq
In addition to our largely ignored permanent bases in Iraq, here's another mystery of Iraqi (and Afghani) media coverage: The essential American way of war -- air power -- has lon...
Nov 20, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
McCain’s Misguided Policy McCain’s Misguided Policy
What is Senator John McCain smoking? The war in Iraq is a rapidly disintegrating mess and McCain wants to send more US troops directly into harm's way. "Without additional combat ...
Nov 17, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
No Fresh Faces for House GOP No Fresh Faces for House GOP
"We did not just lose our majority ... we lost our way," Indiana Republican Representative Mike Pence told the diminished House Republican Caucus Thursday as he urged them to elec...
Nov 17, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
The Uncovered War: Permanent Bases in Iraq The Uncovered War: Permanent Bases in Iraq
Looked at in a clear-eyed way, almost all the strategies floating around Washington at this moment for "redeployment" or "phased withdrawal" are not actual withdrawal plans. They...
Nov 17, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation
For Hungry Baby, Unfriendly Skies For Hungry Baby, Unfriendly Skies
Just about everyone agrees that women should breastfeed their babies (if possible), but God forbid they ever leave their homes with said babies! The American Academy of Pediatrics...
Nov 16, 2006 / The Notion / The Nation