Revolt of the Generals
Richard J. Whalen : Military generals are beginning to speak out against the incompetent, out-of-touch civilian leadership that is orchestrating the Iraq War.
Gary Younge on Tony Blair, John Nichols on scandals at the FCC, Barry Schwabsky on Clement Greenberg.
Articles
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Big $$ for Progressive Politics
Ari Berman : The Democracy Alliance is taking a page from the conservative Republican playbook by funding ideas instead of candidates. If only its leaders could agree on what those ideas are.
Letters
Editorials & Comment
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Iraq and Reality
: Throughout the Iraq debacle, intelligence and analysis have not mattered to the Bush Administration. The White House will continue to duck reality all the way to election day.
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Accessories to Torture
: The only thing compromised in the Senate's catastrophic "compromise" of the enemy combatants bill is the rule of law and our democracy's basic principles.
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Mexican Scramble
Sergio Aguayo Quezada : A flawed election and Andrés Manuel López Obrador's social mobilization are putting Mexico's feeble democracy at risk.
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The FCC Scandal
John Nichols : It's official: Revelations that the FCC suppressed reports on the danger of media consolidation prove the agency is overwhelmingly biased in favor of big media.
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Test on Terrorism
Peter Kornbluh : The godfather of vicious anti-Castro violence, Luis Posada Carriles will soon be released from US custody. Is that any way to treat a terrorist?
Reviews
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book
Modern Love
Barry Schwabsky : Two new biographies of Clement Greenberg take the measure of an ambitious art critic who had a knack for predicting success.
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A Metaphysical Materialist
Richard Wolin : Philosopher Walter Benjamin married Marxism and theology in an attempt to give hope to the hopeless.
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The Dubya Diaries
Rosecrans Baldwin : "Some expert on CNN said, 'A stitch in time saves nine.' And I thought, Doesn't anyone speak clearly anymore? Nine what?"
Columns
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DEADLINE POET
On the Intelligence Report Finding That the War in Iraq Has Produced a New Generation of Jihadists and Increased Terrorism
Calvin Trillin : Yes, there is indeed a link between Iraq and Bush's "war on terror."
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THE LIBERAL MEDIA
A Meta-Read Is a Better Read
Eric Alterman : The notion that the function of journalists is to explain "the truth" is about as quaint as America's participation in the Geneva Conventions.
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BENEATH THE RADAR
Blair, Brown, Blah
Gary Younge : Tony Blair's sorry record on Iraq, Afghanistan and Lebanon--and the rise of a new, viable leader of the Conservative Party--could spell doom for Gordon Brown and the Labour Party.
Web
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Pushing Back on Detainee Act
Michael Ratner : As Republicans and Democrats voted to approve the Military Commission Act last week, those who love the law were mortified by its passage and angry at those who capitulated, but unwilling to give up.
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A Progressive Response to Terror
Ken Miller : If the United States can abandon the idea of a "war" on terror in favor of a comprehensive and equitable collective response, we may have a shot at stopping the right from destroying the nation in order to save it.
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TruthDig
The Real Cover-Up
Robert Scheer : Far more important than the Foley affair is the Bush Administration and the GOP have molested Lady Liberty while pretending to guard our national security.
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Low-Key Leader for High-Anxiety Times
Ian Williams : South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon now has a virtual lock on succeeding Kofi Annan as UN Secretary General. Does he have what it takes to be a mediator between Bush's Washington and the rest of the world?
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Howl
Gas Pump Politics
Nicholas von Hoffman : Will Democrats lose 50,000 votes every time the price of gasoline drops? If they do, don't blame the GOP (they don't have that much power). Blame instead the greed of US consumers.
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We'll Always Have Geneva
Evan Eisenberg : The Military Comissions Act of 2006 gives the Geneva Conventions a bold, new American twist. Here's a look at the bill's final markup.
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Reform Comes to the Boardroom
Kelly Candaele : Corporate America needs the discipline of democracy to help rid it of some very bad habits. And shareholder activists are pushing the SEC to shore up their rights.
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The Culture of Leaks
David Corn : The political culture of Washington is fueled by gossip, intrigue and leaks. It was a combination that turned toxic in the Valerie Plame Affair.
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Look East for a New UN Leader
Ian Williams : The election campaign for the UN's next Secretary General is the most transparent in history, but the politics are as murky as ever. As diplomatic wrangling continues, one thing is clear: The next leader will come from Asia.
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Ten Reasons Why the Wal-Mart Pundits Are Wrong
John Cavanagh & Sarah Anderson : The conventional wisdom that Wal-Mart is good for American business and good for consumers just doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
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Southpaw
Saints and the Superdome
Dave Zirin : The hype-masters of sports would have us believe that the return of the New Orleans Saints to the Superdome is a sign of a city on the verge of resurrection. It's not.
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Too Late for Empire
Jonathan Schell : Thirty years after Watergate, we again face a constitutional crisis at home and a misconceived war abroad. The United States will remain a helpless giant until we finally learn that power in the nuclear, postimperial age is diplomatic, not military.
Cover by Gene Case & Stephen Kling/Avenging Angels
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