The Polonium Papers The Polonium Papers
A lack of hard evidence in the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko has stopped neither the wheels of British justice nor the cameras of Hollywood.
May 31, 2007 / Edward Jay Epstein
Crackdown in Iran Crackdown in Iran
Thanks in part to Condi Rice's machinations to foment regime change in Iran, three innocent people are now charged with espionage.
May 31, 2007 / H. Abrishami
Cindy Sheehan’s Farewell Cindy Sheehan’s Farewell
Her unscripted activism was characterized by an element so often missing from politics: genuineness. But we haven't seen the last of Cindy Sheehan.
May 31, 2007 / John Nichols
Endless Occupation? Endless Occupation?
On the fortieth anniversary of Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, the issue remains unchanged: the rights of two peoples to live in peace and dignity on fully equal te...
May 31, 2007 / The Editors
The Honeymoon Is Over The Honeymoon Is Over
Democrats in Congress failed to deliver on their promises, and for progressives that means there's a lot more work to do.
May 31, 2007 / The Editors
Thompson’s Team Thompson’s Team
For eighteen years Fred Thompson was a lobbyist in Washington, a part of his biography his jump-start presidential campaign is not likely to highlight.
May 31, 2007 / Ari Berman
John Edwards– Abolitionist John Edwards– Abolitionist
Last week, John Edwards visited the Council on Foreign Relations--the citadel of the foreign policy establishment--to deliver a speech laying out his national security policy. The...
May 30, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters Letters
Readers attack Alexander Cockburn for doubting the environmental crisis--and Cockburn bites back.
May 30, 2007 / Alexander Cockburn and Our Readers
Dick Cheney’s Dead Wrongs Dick Cheney’s Dead Wrongs
Two years ago, on May 30, 2005, Vice President Dick Cheney said of the violence in Iraq: "I think they're in the last throes, if you will, of the insurgency." The comment came in...
May 30, 2007 / John Nichols
Her Way, Her War Her Way, Her War
Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign would like voters to forget that she supported the war in Iraq. "Senator Clinton believes things are not going well [In Iraq], wants to...
May 30, 2007 / Ari Berman