Voting for Torture Voting for Torture
By approving Michael Mukasey's nomination for Attorney General despite his evasions on waterboarding, the Senate has led us all across a dangerous line.
Nov 8, 2007 / The Editors
Rudy G. Responds to Accusations of Using Phony Statistics Rudy G. Responds to Accusations of Using Phony Statistics
The GOP front-runner's dubious miracle cure.
Nov 8, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Trials of a Hip-Hop Educator: Bridging the Gap Trials of a Hip-Hop Educator: Bridging the Gap
Tony Muhammad November 2, 2007 As a public school educator that grew up on hip-hop and who still loves many aspects of its cultural elements, I often incorporate it into my d...
Nov 8, 2007 / The Nation
Turn the Beat Around: When Teens Rule the Game Turn the Beat Around: When Teens Rule the Game
From running a recording studio to organizing shows to raising money, the Ann Arbor-based Neutral Zone has been more successful at developing youth leadership than any other teen o...
Nov 8, 2007 / The Nation
Blue Tide In Kentucky–and Virginia Blue Tide In Kentucky–and Virginia
Democrats gained steam in Tuesday's off-year elections, making it even more obvious that two significant Southern states are up for grabs in 2008.
San Francisco Goes Green San Francisco Goes Green
This weekend marks the San Francisco Green Festival, the largest eco-affair in the United States. Started six years ago as an annual weekend event in the Bay Area, the Green Festi...
Nov 7, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Environmentalism With a Social Conscience Environmentalism With a Social Conscience
At the eighteenth annual Bioneers Conference, environmentalists and social activists are creating alliances that allow the poor to share the promise of a greening America.
Nov 7, 2007 / Feature / Joliange Wright
Valet of the Shadow of Death Valet of the Shadow of Death
Welcome to our treasured island
seized from the tribe
of enemy combatants
who nursed us through
the winter of 1642.
Nov 7, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Elizabeth Willis
Dial “Dem” For Immunity? Dial “Dem” For Immunity?
With the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled to mark-up the FISA Amendments Act tomorrow, a movement against immunity for telecoms hasn't translated into legislative promises by...
Nov 7, 2007 / The Nation