Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt Corrupt Colleges, Student Debt
Corrupt college administrators have sold out students and buried them in a mountain of debt.
Jun 18, 2007 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
‘A French Lesson for Republicans’ ‘A French Lesson for Republicans’
American right wingers, led by former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, fell in love with France last month. They got excited because the voters of France turned to the right in May and...
Jun 18, 2007 / John Nichols
Failing With Fatah Failing With Fatah
Since last November, the United States government has been prepping fighters from Fatah, the security arm of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), to do battle with Hamas....
Jun 18, 2007 / Ari Berman
Blackstone Greed Blackstone Greed
Thank you, Blackstone, for being so greedy. Your decision to go public in an IPO has, at long last, led to much-needed scrutiny and legislation that may upend the rules of the ga...
Jun 18, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Dangerous Dance with Iran Dangerous Dance with Iran
Just when you think the roiling relations between the US and Iran might be quieting down--they heat up again. In the last week, while two US aircraft-carrier strike forces continu...
Jun 18, 2007 / TomDispatch
Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies Dysfunctional Debate, Dysfunctional Policies
The tragedy of Washington's narrow to the point of dysfunctional "debate" about the Middle East is that few American political players are willing to comment in a serious manner a...
Jun 16, 2007 / John Nichols
High-Tech Hysteria High-Tech Hysteria
Alarmist predictions of a talent shortage of high-tech workers are driving the race to the bottom.
Jun 15, 2007 / Feature / Elizabeth Schuster and Michelle Chandra
The Middle East as the Pentagon’s Gas Station The Middle East as the Pentagon’s Gas Station
In a recent piece, "The Pentagon v. Peak Oil," Michael Klare, expert on war and energy, gives us an unprecedented sense of what it means when the Pentagon hits the gas pu...
Jun 15, 2007 / TomDispatch
Faithful Lose Faith in Their President Faithful Lose Faith in Their President
Could it possibly get any worse for George Bush?
Could he possibly be any less popular?
Yes, if diehard Republicans start to abandon him.
Jun 14, 2007 / John Nichols
Libby Is Closer to Jail; Now Comes Neocon Pardon-mania Libby Is Closer to Jail; Now Comes Neocon Pardon-mania
Now it gets serious.
On Thursday afternoon, federal district court Judge Reggie Walton ruled that he will not put off sending Scooter Libby to jail....
Jun 14, 2007 / David Corn