Losing the Human Rights Olympics Losing the Human Rights Olympics
When the International Olympic Committee formally awarded Beijing the privilege of hosting the 2008 Olympic Games seven years ago, they accepted assurances from the historically r...
Aug 7, 2008 / John Nichols
Paris/Britney Campaign Blowback Paris/Britney Campaign Blowback
John McCain got more than he expected, with an ad comparing Obama to Paris Hilton. The blowback is just beginning.
Aug 6, 2008 / Annabelle Gurwitch
Does GOP Stand for Grampa’s Old Politicians? Does GOP Stand for Grampa’s Old Politicians?
The future of the Republican brand rests in the text message happy hands of young America--which should scare the living daylights out of John McCain.
Aug 6, 2008 / Feature / Andy Kroll
Nuclear Power/Racial Power? Surrender! Nuclear Power/Racial Power? Surrender!
August 6 marks the anniversary of the US bombing of Hiroshima – which makes it a day to consider power and vulnerability. Johnathan Schell, writing in Yes Magazine, reflects ...
Aug 6, 2008 / Laura Flanders
Why Misgovernment Was No Accident in Bush’s Washington Why Misgovernment Was No Accident in Bush’s Washington
The Bush Administration has simultaneously destroyed a government, left us in the lurch and yet managed to enrich itself.
Aug 6, 2008 / Thomas Frank
Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times Solzhenitsyn’s Life and Our Times
Despite the controversies he aroused in the West and in Russia, Solzhenitsyn remains above all else a writer who bore witness to Soviet society's long-censored suffering.
Aug 6, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us Anthrax Killer: The Enemy Was Us
Our default defense is to blame the deranged outsider, but in this case, one of our own was to blame.
Aug 6, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Comic Book Fans Go to the Polls Comic Book Fans Go to the Polls
Americans channeling their favorite superheroes and villains weigh in on who their political heroes will be in this year's election and why.
Aug 5, 2008 / Barely Political
Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq Bush’s Time Horizon in Iraq
Everyone was baffled by the President's use of the term "time horizon" for withdrawal from Iraq. But when you consider the term's origin on Wall Street, it makes perfect, cynical s...
Aug 5, 2008 / Feature / Allen McDuffee
Is it Obama-Bayh? Is it Obama-Bayh?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama arrives in Indiana at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night and he will remain in the state until 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. The question of the day is...
Aug 5, 2008 / John Nichols