NASA Scientists Challenge Security Rules NASA Scientists Challenge Security Rules
Wary of government efforts to silence global warming research, scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and Goddard Space Flight Center are going to court to block new security rule...
Aug 30, 2007 / Feature / Dave Lindorff
Secret Report: Corruption is “Norm” Within Iraqi Government Secret Report: Corruption is “Norm” Within Iraqi Government
As Congress prepares to receive reports on Iraq from General David Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and readies for a debate on George W. Bush's la...
Aug 30, 2007 / David Corn
Evolution in Texas — On the Death Penalty Evolution in Texas — On the Death Penalty
There are many Americans who do not believe in evolution. And it is probably fair to say that a disproportionate number of them reside in Texas. But it is from Texas that we gain ...
Aug 30, 2007 / John Nichols
The Madness of ‘King’ George The Madness of ‘King’ George
If the President is allowed to invoke the divine right of kings, the American Revolution will have come full circle.
Aug 30, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Simon Prentis
New Orleans Is Us New Orleans Is Us
If the American people continue to avert their eyes from the slow death of an abandoned city, their communities may soon be the next to fail.
Aug 29, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Billy Sothern
Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia
Copying the tactics of terrorists, neo-Nazi groups are targeting reformers, progressives and ethnic minorities.
Aug 29, 2007 / Feature / Mark Ames and Alexander Zaitchik
Cindy Sheehan’s Political Ambitions Cindy Sheehan’s Political Ambitions
A dialogue between the peace activist and The Nation's editor over Sheehan's plan to run for Congress against Representative Nancy Pelosi.
Aug 29, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Cindy Sheehan
A Legacy of Torture A Legacy of Torture
The dark legacy of Alberto Gonzales--torture and a tainted judiciary system--will live on long after he leaves government.
Aug 29, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Bloomberg’s Poverty Party Bloomberg’s Poverty Party
Written and reported by Matthew Blake: One might expect that a briefing on the latest federal poverty data by an ostensibly liberal Washington, DC think tank would explore some of...
Aug 28, 2007 / Ari Berman
Mad Men’s Retro Charm Mad Men’s Retro Charm
A cable hit's unabashed attachment to filthy habits, bad parenting and horrendous gender roles shows how far we've come from the Sixties.
Aug 28, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Anna McCarthy