The Cost of Fighting Torture The Cost of Fighting Torture
On Monday, January 28th, Joanne Anderson, Ozone Bhaguan, Le Anne Clausen, Art Landis, Ed Lewinson, Chris Lieberman, Diane Lopez Hughes, Tiel Rainelli, Gus Roddy and Stephen Schweit...
Jan 24, 2008 / Peter Rothberg
Letters Letters
Eric Alterman and Alan Dershowitz exchange views on who speaks for American Jews; readers debate endorsements and praise Stuart Klawans's review of There Will Be Blood.
Jan 24, 2008 / Eric Alterman and Our Readers
Is Bill Out of Control? Is Bill Out of Control?
Katrina vanden Heuvel debates the role of former President Clinton and the primary results from Nevada on Sunday's This Week with George Stephanopoulos roundtable.
Jan 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / The Nation Video
American Imperial Bankruptcy? American Imperial Bankruptcy?
Within the next month, the Pentagon will submit its 2009 budget to Congress and it's a fair bet that it will be even larger than the staggering 2008 one. Like the Army and the Mar...
Jan 23, 2008 / TomDispatch
Bill and Hill’s Dangerous Game Bill and Hill’s Dangerous Game
The Clintons cannot compete with the enthusiasm Obama sets off so they are trying to destroy it. They just may succeed--but at an awful price.
Jan 23, 2008 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Fix Our Broken Electoral System Fix Our Broken Electoral System
In a campaign where there has been much talk about change, bringing new people into the process, and high voter turnout (at least on the Democratic side), the recent lawsuit in Ne...
Jan 23, 2008 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Slick Willie Rides Again Slick Willie Rides Again
The Clintons play dirty when they feel threatened. But we knew that, didn't we? The recent roughing-up of Barack Obama was in the trademark style of the Clinton years in the ...
Jan 23, 2008 / William Greider
Playing Politics with Bankers Playing Politics with Bankers
Now that Dennis Kucinich is out of the presidential debates, don't expect Clinton or Obama to hold unregulated bankers accountable for the global economic meltdown.
Jan 23, 2008 / Column / Robert Scheer
Chalmers Johnson: America’s Going Bankrupt Chalmers Johnson: America’s Going Bankrupt
From Tom Dispatch: The current economic crisis is caused by policies that tax the richest Americans at strikingly low levels and spend huge sums on defense projects that have no ...
Jan 23, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Chalmers Johnson
‘The Mississippi Challenge’ ‘The Mississippi Challenge’
LBJ responds to national anger and sends a voting rights bill to Congress. It's a good one, but long overdue.
Jan 22, 2008 / Feature / George Slaff