The March on Jena The March on Jena
Thousands of civil rights activists are heading to Louisiana this week to protest a case of gross injustice--and the system that supports racial inequality across America.
Sep 17, 2007 / Feature / Mark Sorkin
Democrats Sizzle in Iowa Democrats Sizzle in Iowa
It felt a bit like Election Day in Iowa this weekend, as Democratic candidates at Senator Tom Harkin's Steak Fry served up appetizers of the campaign to come.
Sep 17, 2007 / Feature / Ari Berman
A Pro-Democracy Movement A Pro-Democracy Movement
With the nation's first billion dollar presidential campaign, pay-to-play scandals occurring at breakneck speed (think Jack Abramoff and Norman Hsu), results in elections that are...
Sep 17, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Fear of Restrooms Fear of Restrooms
Now that we know there's a vice squad deployed to find people looking to hook up for quickies in airport bathrooms, air travel has taken on a whole new dimension.
Sep 17, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
The Lies of Alan Greenspan The Lies of Alan Greenspan
Alan Greenspan has come back from the tomb of history to correct the record. He did not make any mistakes in his eighteen-year tenure as Federal Reserve chairman. He did ...
Sep 17, 2007 / William Greider
Senate Blocks Olson as AG; President Picks Ex-Judge Senate Blocks Olson as AG; President Picks Ex-Judge
When the White House floated the name of former Solicitor General Ted Olson as the president's preferred replacement for scandal-plagued Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, it was a...
Sep 17, 2007 / John Nichols
A Constitution to “Chain the Dogs of War” A Constitution to “Chain the Dogs of War”
Two-hundred and twenty years ago this week, the patriots who had stuck through the long process of drafting a Constitution for the new United States finally approved the document....
Sep 16, 2007 / John Nichols
Greenspan, Iraq & Oil Greenspan, Iraq & Oil
For the last few years, the Beltway punditocracy and think-tank-ocracy have blasted antiwar protesters for their "No Blood for Oil" banners, buttons and signs. Simplistic...
Sep 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Those Cheating Patriots Those Cheating Patriots
In an era of technology-driven sports, the question of what is and isn't cheating can get pretty murky. But Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots were caught red-handed.
Sep 14, 2007 / Dave Zirin
John Gofman’s Nuclear Courage John Gofman’s Nuclear Courage
Remembering an eminent scientist who fought tirelessly to protect human health from the hazards of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy.
Sep 14, 2007 / Feature / Joseph J. Mangano