Chaos in the Greater Middle East Chaos in the Greater Middle East
[ Part 1 of "Six Crises in Search of an Author, How the Bush Administration Destabilized the Arc of Instability"-- "Bush's Absurdist Imperialism" -- appeared yesterday. Here is p...
Apr 11, 2007 / The Nation
Senators Expand Inquiry of Political Prosecutions Senators Expand Inquiry of Political Prosecutions
The question of whether any of the 85 U.S. Attorneys who were not fired by the Bush administration may have engaged in political prosecutions blew open Tuesday, when key members o...
Apr 11, 2007 / John Nichols
Katrina vs. Colbert Katrina vs. Colbert
Katrina vanden Heuvel appears on The Colbert Report to debate the host on the question of truthiness and much more.
Apr 10, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Katrina vanden Heuvel and Stephen Colbert
The Saudi Paradox The Saudi Paradox
Recent anti-American rhetoric from the desert kingdom should not be taken at face value.
Apr 10, 2007 / Feature / Mohamad Bazzi
The Wall Comes Tumbling Down The Wall Comes Tumbling Down
Want to know what happens when the wall between church and state comes tumbling down? When -- as Ted Koppel recently said -- "ideological loyalty... is allowed to substitute for ...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Students vs. Sweatshops (Again) Students vs. Sweatshops (Again)
This afternoon, students at University of Southern California began occupying their administration's offices. The action is part of a likely wave of sit-ins on the nation's campus...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Re-Occupying the Occupation Re-Occupying the Occupation
Supporters of the war in Iraq, like Senator John McCain, say the "surge" is making progress. That we must give General David Petraeus, a man who can seemingly do no wrong, time to...
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Green Screen Green Screen
A film series in Washington, D.C. explores environmental issues.
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Five Minutes With: Ralph Nader Five Minutes With: Ralph Nader
If any American of the past 50 years can be called a professional citizen, it's the famous--and infamous--Ralph Nader.
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation
Afghani Children Left Behind Afghani Children Left Behind
The poor state of education in Afghanistan.
Apr 10, 2007 / The Nation