Nelson Mandela: Conversations With a Myth Nelson Mandela: Conversations With a Myth
In his new memoir the South African leader struggles to overcome his image as a saint.
Dec 22, 2010 / Feature / Ariel Dorfman
Arlen Specter’s Deliciously Bitter Farewell to Fellow Senators: You’re a Bunch of Cannibals! Arlen Specter’s Deliciously Bitter Farewell to Fellow Senators: You’re a Bunch of Cannibals!
Edgy as ever, Arlen Specter bids farewell to the Senate with accusations of cannibalism, griping about the decay of deliberation and some smart proposals for reforming a dysfunctio...
Dec 22, 2010 / John Nichols
John Boehner’s House Republicans Finally Find Something They’re For: Salmonella John Boehner’s House Republicans Finally Find Something They’re For: Salmonella
You would think everyone in Congress could agree to be against food poisoning. You would be wrong. The overwhelming majority of House Republicans voted against cracking down on foo...
Dec 22, 2010 / John Nichols
‘Twas the Night Before the 112th Congress ‘Twas the Night Before the 112th Congress
Scary New Year to liberals, and to all a good fright!
Dec 21, 2010 / Marc Emory
What We Mean When We Say States’ Rights What We Mean When We Say States’ Rights
This week sees the 150th anniversary of the secession of South Carolina—the beginning of the U.S. Civil War. And of course, the anniversary brings with it the predictable rep...
Dec 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Top Political Buzzwords of 2010 The Top Political Buzzwords of 2010
From the rise of man-up to the fall of teabagger, the political buzzwords of 2010 express the Red/Blue divide.
Dec 21, 2010 / Leslie Savan
The American Civil War Still Being Fought The American Civil War Still Being Fought
Some dispute the role of slavery as the central cause of the war, but we remain prisoners of the past if we do not face this fact.
Dec 21, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Eric Foner
Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill Ask, Tell, Don’t Kill
Seventeen years after Bill Clinton's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" compromise, the institutionalized closet in the military should soon be gone. With the Senate vote to repeal, ...
Dec 21, 2010 / Laura Flanders
The Great Islamophobic Crusade The Great Islamophobic Crusade
Inside the bizarre cabal of secretive donors, demagogic bloggers, pseudo-scholars, European neo-fascists, violent Israeli settlers and Republican presidential hopefuls behind the n...
Dec 21, 2010 / Max Blumenthal
Fighting Back for Workers’ Rights Fighting Back for Workers’ Rights
As we finish our last-minute holiday shopping, we shouldn't forget the great sacrifices of the workers who make the products we buy and the work still to be done to create safe wo...
Dec 21, 2010 / Edgar Romney