A Memo to Obama on Israel A Memo to Obama on Israel
The following humble suggestions are based on my 70 years of experience as an underground fighter, member of the Knesset and founding member of a peace movement in Israel.
Dec 29, 2008 / Uri Avnery
The Sleaziest Campaign Ads of 2008 The Sleaziest Campaign Ads of 2008
Here are five nominees for the most revolting, dishonest and remarkably sleazy campaign ads of the year.
Dec 29, 2008 / Talking Points Memo
The Year in RadioNation The Year in RadioNation
Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton and the end of Bush; Klein, Navasky and Danto. Our most compelling interviews of 2008.
Dec 29, 2008 / Radio Nation
Obama Fiddles While Gaza Burns Obama Fiddles While Gaza Burns
Thanks to Hamas' stupid, provocative, and self-defeating rocket assault on, well, nothing, in Israel, the Middle East that Barack Obama will inherit from George W. Bush just got a...
Dec 29, 2008 / Bob Dreyfuss
Bush Pushes Midnight Regulations Bush Pushes Midnight Regulations
George W. Bush is on pace to impose more last-minute changes to federal rules than any president in history. Can Congress undo the damage?
Dec 29, 2008 / American News Project
Israel’s War Crimes Israel’s War Crimes
Israel's assault on Gaza is a massive violation of international law. Nations that have supplied weapons and supported the siege are complicit in the crimes.
Dec 29, 2008 / Richard Falk
Obama Should Engage Now for Middle East Peace Obama Should Engage Now for Middle East Peace
An Israeli air assault on Palestinian targets in Gaza has taken an estimated 300 lives over the course of the past several days, and the death toll is mounting rapidly. Dozens of ...
Dec 29, 2008 / John Nichols
Airstrikes in Gaza Airstrikes in Gaza
This statement was issued in response to Israel's attack in Gaza by Professor Richard Falk, United Nations Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories and a lo...
Dec 29, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Pinter: Bare-Knuckled Citizen Playwright Pinter: Bare-Knuckled Citizen Playwright
In the end, Harold Pinter devoted himself to defining "the real truth of our lives and our societies." Now that he's gone, his twenty-nine plays will continue that rude, honorable ...
Dec 27, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Margaret Spillane
NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation NOPD Responds to Nation Investigation
After a report in The Nation revealed how white residents of New Orleans shot at African-American men in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the city's police will launch an invest...
Dec 26, 2008 / Feature / A.C. Thompson