Smashing Capitalism Smashing Capitalism
The victims of the housing market's collapse are crippling an unjust economic system.
Aug 20, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
More on Sheehan v Pelosi; Bush Dogs of War More on Sheehan v Pelosi; Bush Dogs of War
Readers made some good points about my post questioning the wisdom of Cindy Sheehan's decision to run to Congress against Nancy Pelosi. Really, what's the harm? I think m...
Aug 20, 2007 / Katha Pollitt
How Super Was Our Power Anyway? How Super Was Our Power Anyway?
Pick up the paper any day and you'll find tiny straws in the wind (or headlines inside the fold) reflecting the seeping away of American power. The President of the planet's "...
Aug 20, 2007 / TomDispatch
Obama Attacked for Being Right About Afghanistan Obama Attacked for Being Right About Afghanistan
The Republican National Committee has for some time now made itself the mouthpiece for extreme pro-war rhetoric, despite the fact that substantial numbers of Republicans – some ...
Aug 19, 2007 / John Nichols
The Real Lesson of the Padilla Conviction The Real Lesson of the Padilla Conviction
If it had followed the rule of law from the outset, the Bush Administration could have brought many terrorists to justice by now.
Aug 18, 2007 / David Cole
Reading Arendt in Caracas Reading Arendt in Caracas
A student movement influenced by Hannah Arendt is emerging in Venezuela. What do they think of the Bolivarian Revolution?
Aug 17, 2007 / Feature / Elisabeth Young-Bruehl
The Money Surge The Money Surge
In an effort to bolster the surge and tamp down violence in Iraq, the US military is buying off insurgents. But what happens if they don't stay bought?
Aug 17, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Enormous Cost of War The Enormous Cost of War
The National Priorities Project (NPP), a research organization that analyzes and clarifies federal data so that people can understand how their tax dollars are spent, continues to...
Aug 17, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Exxon vs. Reason Exxon vs. Reason
I've written before about efforts to force ExxonMobile to join the growing mainstream Big Oil acceptance of the need for renewable energy. Well, there have been some successes but...
Aug 17, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The Worst House Speaker in American History The Worst House Speaker in American History
Dennis Hastert, who served eight years as the most lamentable Speaker of the House in the chamber's history, began a slow exit from the Congress Friday. It was on that day that th...
Aug 16, 2007 / John Nichols