Justice Delayed Justice Delayed
The government's case against Khader Hamide and Michel Shehadeh is closed. But did the US government learn anything about its wayward two-decade prosecution of Palestinian activi...
Nov 15, 2007 / David Cole
Crisis as Opportunity Crisis as Opportunity
The softening economy, foreclosures, bank write-offs, the swooning dollar and stock market are intruding on the politics of 2008. Do the candidates have a clue?
Nov 15, 2007 / The Editors
Jonathan Schell, Historian of the Nuclear Conundrum Jonathan Schell, Historian of the Nuclear Conundrum
Before I met Jonathan Schell, I already knew him in the best way possible: on the page. Even in his days as a neophyte journalist in Vietnam, he committed a writer's greatest act ...
Nov 15, 2007 / TomDispatch
Debating Downwind in Nevada Debating Downwind in Nevada
Tonight in Las Vegas--a town best known for slots, boxing, andspectacle--the Democratic presidential hopefuls gather for one ofthe final pre-primary debates. The Democratic Par...
Nov 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bridge Ladies Slammed for Anti-Bush Sign Bridge Ladies Slammed for Anti-Bush Sign
"WE DID NOT VOTE FOR BUSH." Those words were handwritten on the back of a menu by the US women's bridge team and held aloft during the award ceremony at the world team ch...
Nov 14, 2007 / Richard Kim
State Department Auditor: Blackwater-Connected, Mean State Department Auditor: Blackwater-Connected, Mean
There are so many accusations directed at State Department Inspector General Howard Krongard for preventing inspections of State Department mismanagement in Iraq, it can get confu...
Nov 14, 2007 / The Nation
New Girl Order New Girl Order
In the autumn issue of the City Journal, Kay S. Hymowitz eulogizes the rise of a new international role model: "Yes: Carrie Bradshaw is alive and well and living in Warsaw. W...
Nov 14, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
New Bill Could Stall Big Media New Bill Could Stall Big Media
In 2003, an unprecedented groundswell of popular opposition killed then-Federal Communications Commission chairman Michael Powell's efforts to eliminate rules that limit the abili...
Nov 14, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Subprime Bailout The Subprime Bailout
One way or another, banks will get taxpayer help to undo the subprime mess, but it won't be cheap. And the rest of us can bank on getting robbed in the process.
Nov 14, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman