On John McCain’s Much-Ridiculed Attempt to Use His Shorja Market Visit as Proof That Baghdad Is Being Pacified On John McCain’s Much-Ridiculed Attempt to Use His Shorja Market Visit as Proof That Baghdad Is Being Pacified
McCain bought himself trouble in his visit to Baghdad.
Apr 12, 2007 / Column / Calvin Trillin
Duke Players Deserve Apology Duke Players Deserve Apology
The three Duke University lacrosse players falsely indicted on rape charges last year deserve an apology--from the district attorney and members of the media. The students were g...
Apr 12, 2007 / The Nation
The People Know Better The People Know Better
Once again the people are way ahead of the pundits and the political parties – this time, on matters of foreign policy and national security. The latest results from the Confid...
Apr 12, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
NBC Cans Don Imus NBC Cans Don Imus
I have no problem with NBC's decision to cancel Don Imus' show, and frankly I could care less if CBS follows suit and takes his program off the radio. Any defense of Imus' "First ...
Apr 12, 2007 / The Nation
Antibalas: Social Security Sounds Antibalas: Social Security Sounds
A must-see live band, Brooklyn-based Afrobeat ensemble Antibalas hits the road again to launch their fourth album since 2001, Security, and energize audiences with potent politic...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
Hometown Baghdad: Living in a War Zone Hometown Baghdad: Living in a War Zone
Three Iraqi 20-somethings film their daily lives in a war-torn and religiously divided Baghdad. WireTap hears from the producers.
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
Rutgers Team Is an Instrument for Change Rutgers Team Is an Instrument for Change
The fact that the media is astonished that the Rutgers athletes are articulate and smart is a tragedy.
Apr 11, 2007 / Feature / Carol Jenkins
Don Imus and the State of Women’s Sports Don Imus and the State of Women’s Sports
It's been thirty-five years since Title IX was passed, and women athletes are still battling the kind of sexism Imus espouses.
Apr 11, 2007 / Feature / Dave Zirin
Iraqis Finally Unite–Against the U.S. Iraqis Finally Unite–Against the U.S.
According to Lieberman, the sight of hundreds of thousands of Iraqis chanting anti-American slogans at a protest in Najaf is proof that the surge is working.
Apr 11, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
GOP Governor says WSJ Takes Dem Bribes GOP Governor says WSJ Takes Dem Bribes
With all the bizarre behavior in Washington, it is easy to forget about the over-the-top antics of state officials around the country. But, sometimes, a governor outdoes himself. ...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation