Party for the Planet Party for the Planet
This Saturday, people around the world will attend more than 5,000 parties in honor of a much idolized, much abused celeb-of-the-moment. No, it's not Princess Di. These parties aim...
Jul 2, 2007 / Liza Featherstone
Libby Turned Down Again, Getting Closer to Jail Libby Turned Down Again, Getting Closer to Jail
Is Scooter Libby really going to jail now? Today a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, turned down Libby's request to r...
Jul 2, 2007 / David Corn
Working for Change: Andrea Batista Schlesinger Working for Change: Andrea Batista Schlesinger
Wiretap kicks off a new monthly interview column highlighting different career options in the progressive movement.
Jul 2, 2007 / The Nation
Who Will Rock the Vote in 2008? Who Will Rock the Vote in 2008?
In 2004, a handful of grassroots music activism organizations registered over 1 million new voters. As many of these groups struggle for survival, who will use music to reach out t...
Jul 2, 2007 / The Nation
Iraq, By the Numbers Iraq, By the Numbers
No need to wait until September to see if the surge is working. Just look at the numbers.
Jul 2, 2007 / Feature / Tom Engelhardt
Go Tell It on the Mountain Go Tell It on the Mountain
Students in West Virginia stare down the toxic silo of Big Coal. How will youth cope with the destruction of Appalachia and future environmental legacies? WireTap treks to the Moun...
Jul 2, 2007 / The Nation
Obama Hits Another Homer Obama Hits Another Homer
Barack Obama hit another one out of the park. By now you've heard all about the $32.5 million the Illinois Senator's campaign raised in the second quarter of this year. That's five...
Jul 2, 2007 / Ari Berman
This Land is My Land This Land is My Land
The super-rich are taking over all the beautiful places in America. What's left for you and me?
Jul 2, 2007 / Barbara Ehrenreich
To the Courts, Then, on Behalf of the Constitution! To the Courts, Then, on Behalf of the Constitution!
The founder of the Republic, conscious of the excesses that resulted when King George III and his Parliament cooperated, endeavored to put the legislative and executive branches o...
Jul 2, 2007 / John Nichols
Take our Money, Please: Student debt no longer hits as hard for Mainers Take our Money, Please: Student debt no longer hits as hard for Mainers
Student debt no longer hits as hard for Mainers.
Jul 2, 2007 / The Nation