Lawyers Join Monks to Defy Myanmar’s ‘Forced Politics’ Lawyers Join Monks to Defy Myanmar’s ‘Forced Politics’
Lawyers in Myanmar t joined forces this week with Buddhist monks to demand national reconciliation and an end to human rights abuse.
Sep 27, 2007 / Feature / The Nation
Myanmar: A Monk Confronts A General Myanmar: A Monk Confronts A General
In a letter to Myanmar strongman Than Shwe, the abbot of a Yangon monastery calls the regime to account for its corruption and the suffering it has imposed on the Burmese people.
Sep 27, 2007 / Feature / U Thangara Linkhara
Democrats: 18 Year Olds Can Fight But Not Drink Democrats: 18 Year Olds Can Fight But Not Drink
One of the thornier issues in American politics is rarely, if ever, discussed at the level of presidential contention. In many states across the country -- including the "Live Fr...
Sep 27, 2007 / John Nichols
The Monks Rebel The Monks Rebel
Updated on September 27 The situation in Myanmar (formerly Burma) continues to worsen with reports of escalating efforts by the government to violently repress ongoing nonviolent...
Sep 26, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
How Bush’s Iraqi Oil Grab Went Awry How Bush’s Iraqi Oil Grab Went Awry
Want proof the Iraq War was all about oil? Here it is.
Sep 26, 2007 / Feature / Dilip Hiro
Letters Letters
NAFTA HIGHWAY TO HELL
Kansas City, Kan.
Sep 26, 2007 / Arthur Waskow, Our Readers, and Chris Hayes
More Skinny on Fat Cells More Skinny on Fat Cells
Here are two more interesting articles on the bane of our collective existence: body weight. First up is this New York magazine article, titled "The Scientist and the Stairmas...
Sep 26, 2007 / Lakshmi Chaudhry
Strike Over Strike Over
The UAW's national strike against General Motors came to a quick end at 4 a.m. today, with the announcement that a tentative agreement had been reached. Though most details of the ...
Sep 26, 2007 / Max Fraser
State Dept: Corruption in Iraq is Classified State Dept: Corruption in Iraq is Classified
Corruption in the Iraqi government--it's classified information. So says the State Department.
In preparation for a September 27 hearing on corrupti...
Sep 26, 2007 / David Corn
Biden One-Ups Bush Biden One-Ups Bush
Instead of spending even more money armoring soldiers' vehicles, he should work harder at trying to end the war.
Sep 26, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer