The New American Imperium The New American Imperium
The Democrats appear to be anti-Iraq War. But they surely are not acting like opponents of imperial overreach.
Oct 12, 2007 / Stanley I. Kutler
Watada’s Double Jeopardy Watada’s Double Jeopardy
A legal drama is unfolding in Washington State over whether an Army officer who refuses to serve in Iraq has the same Constitutional rights as the rest of us.
Oct 12, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Brecher and Brendan Smith
With Friends Like Turkey… With Friends Like Turkey…
As Turkey ramps up its outrage against a House committee vote to affirm the Armenian genocide, is anyone applauding our lawmakers' act of moral courage?
Oct 12, 2007 / Nicole Vartanian
Which Climate Bill on Capitol Hill? Which Climate Bill on Capitol Hill?
As scenarios on the impact of global warming worsen, Senate Democrats are poised to abandon a realistic bill and support a deeply flawed measure that doesn't solve the problem.
Oct 12, 2007 / Feature / Mark Hertsgaard
Ballotground in the Battlegrounds Ballotground in the Battlegrounds
For years, the rightwing has used divisive anti-gay, anti-immigrant, anti-fear-of-the-day ballot initiatives to boost voter turnout on Election Day and squeak out wins over Democr...
Oct 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Political Doris Lessing The Political Doris Lessing
The winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature is every bit as political as her predecessors.
Oct 12, 2007 / Dan Kellum
Gore Wins the Norwegian Primary Gore Wins the Norwegian Primary
Having now won the Norwegian Primary, it is reasonable to ask why Al Gore would want to slog his way through the snows of New Hampshire. But the inconvenient truth is that never ...
Oct 12, 2007 / John Nichols
Iraqis Sue Blackwater for Baghdad Killings Iraqis Sue Blackwater for Baghdad Killings
Blackwater USA now faces wrongful death suits in US court brought by survivors of three Iraqi civilians killed in the September 16 Baghdad shootings.
Oct 11, 2007 / Feature / Jeremy Scahill
Whose Genocide Counts? Whose Genocide Counts?
The House Foreign Affairs Committee bravely declares the 1915 slaughter of Armenians in Turkey genocide. Why not put the same label on themselves, for their role in the Iraq catast...
Oct 11, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Apocalypse Now? Apocalypse Now?
According to Chalmers Johnson, Bush's imperial presidency may be the final chapter in the collapse of American democracy.
Oct 11, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Stephen Holmes