Imagine 50 Million American Refugees Imagine 50 Million American Refugees
I'm an innumerate, but the figures on this -- the saddest story of our Iraq debacle -- are so large that even I can do the necessary computations. The population of the United Sta...
Feb 11, 2008 / TomDispatch
Dems Fight Spying with Clinton and Obama MIA Dems Fight Spying with Clinton and Obama MIA
A trio of Democratic House Committee Chairmen are stepping up the fight against President Bush's surveillance bill this week, vowing to beat back a controversial proposal to grant ...
Feb 11, 2008 / Ari Melber
As Maine Goes… As Maine Goes…
Barack Obama won the Maine caucuses by a wide margin Sunday night, securing 59 percent of the vote to just 40 percent for Hillary Clinton. That's 15 more delegates for Obama, nin...
Feb 11, 2008 / John Nichols
Antiwar Group Collapses Antiwar Group Collapses
Tom Matzzie, leader of Americans Against Escalation in Iraq, has resigned his position and dissolved a major and well-funded coalition of anti-war groups.
Feb 9, 2008 / Feature / Tom Hayden
The Shame of St. Louis The Shame of St. Louis
Over the past seven years, as Michael Reynolds wrote in a Nation cover story last June, George W. Bush's faith-based Administration has transformed the small-time abstinence-only ...
Feb 8, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Guatemalans Seek Redress in Spanish Court Guatemalans Seek Redress in Spanish Court
As Americans consider who to choose as their next President, Guatemalan Mayans seek justice for Reagan-era atrocities.
Feb 8, 2008 / Allan Nairn
Defending Clinton’s Virtual Town Hall Defending Clinton’s Virtual Town Hall
Hillary Clinton is under fire again for planted questions, but this time she did nothing wrong. Clinton pulled a Perot this week, buying a full hour of national television to dire...
Feb 8, 2008 / Ari Melber
Undoing the Bush Legacy Undoing the Bush Legacy
No matter who becomes the next President, the clammy fingers of Bush and Cheney will be wrapped around vital national policies. It's up to Congress to break their grip.
Feb 8, 2008 / Aziz Huq
Edwards Primary: A Key Win For Obama Edwards Primary: A Key Win For Obama
David Obey really did want to vote for John Edwards for president. In fact, aside from the former candidate himself, there could be few better barometers than the chairman of the...
Feb 8, 2008 / John Nichols
Dahr Jamail: Beyond the Green Zone Dahr Jamail: Beyond the Green Zone
An independent journalist talks about what's really happening in Iraq, and why neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama have a plan for ending the catastrophe.
Feb 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill