Impeachment: On the Table But Not for Consumption Impeachment: On the Table But Not for Consumption
Impeachment is on the table. But Congress is not allowed to bite. The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on one of Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich's 35 articles of i...
Jul 17, 2008 / John Nichols
The Nation Sues the Government The Nation Sues the Government
The Nation joins the ACLU and several other organizations and attorneys in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the FISA act.
Jul 16, 2008 / The Editors
Obama as Sex Symbol Obama as Sex Symbol
A desperately needy America warms to the hot married love of Barack and Michelle.
Jul 16, 2008 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Noted. Noted.
Ari Melber tracks the continuing fight over FISA; Stuart Klawans remembers Thomas Disch.
Jul 16, 2008 / The Editors
Obama and Iraq Obama and Iraq
His plan to exit Iraq falls far short of the complete withdrawal most Americans want. But it's a place to start.
Jul 16, 2008 / The Editors
Indiscreet Conversations Indiscreet Conversations
Jesse Jackson's gaffe demonstrates that the days of being able to think out loud are over.
Jul 16, 2008 / Column / Gary Younge
I Read the News Today… Oh Boy I Read the News Today… Oh Boy
While some of America's smartest and most civic-minded people are trying to save daily newspapers, the media moguls who can make a difference seem to be completely off their rocker...
Jul 16, 2008 / Column / Eric Alterman
A Powerful Novel about Tiananmen Square A Powerful Novel about Tiananmen Square
An epic portrait of the Tiananmen Square protests, Ma Jian's Beijing Coma is one hell of a powerful novel.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Melissa Holbrook Pierson
Intergenerational Turmoil in China Intergenerational Turmoil in China
Three recent books trace the generational fault lines of the Confucian family during China's past and present revolutions.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Matt Steinglass
A Powerful Counterhistory of China A Powerful Counterhistory of China
A collection of oral histories reveal a new understanding of the modern Chinese experience.
Jul 16, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Howard W. French