“Malfeasance in Office” “Malfeasance in Office”
Henry Waxman knows a thing or two about the Constitution, and the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee displayed that knowledge at the opening of Friday...
Mar 16, 2007 / John Nichols
Baucus’d in on Trade Baucus’d in on Trade
A coalition of groups are organizing to oppose renewing President Bush's fast-track authority for international trade deals. Their main target of the moment is Senator Max Baucus,...
Mar 16, 2007 / The Nation
McCain? Hagel? No, Gordon Smith Emerges As GOP Maverick McCain? Hagel? No, Gordon Smith Emerges As GOP Maverick
Forget about John McCain and Chuck Hagel. If you are looking for a maverick Republican in the Senate, consider Oregon Senator Gordon Smith. Smith made headlines last December wh...
Mar 16, 2007 / John Nichols
Bush’s Shadow Army Bush’s Shadow Army
A VideoNation report on the Bush Administration's growing dependence on private security forces such as Blackwater USA and efforts in Congress to rein them in.
Mar 15, 2007 / Jeremy Scahill
Breakin’ It Down! Breakin’ It Down!
Students will get busy over spring break with anti-death penalty activities. We go to Austin, Texas, to interview Hooman Hedayati, president of Texas Students Against the Death Pen...
Mar 15, 2007 / The Nation
Hip-Hop Chaos In Context Hip-Hop Chaos In Context
Self-described "cockeyed Idealist" Jeff Chang talks about his new book and the future of hip-hop culture.
Mar 15, 2007 / The Nation
Ward Him Off: Anti-affirmative action activist Ward Connerly announces his new plans Ward Him Off: Anti-affirmative action activist Ward Connerly announces his new plans
Anti-affirmative action activist Ward Connerly announces his new plans.
Mar 15, 2007 / The Nation
Mommy Tracked: How the tenure process discriminates against female professors Mommy Tracked: How the tenure process discriminates against female professors
How the tenure process discriminates against female professors.
Mar 15, 2007 / The Nation
Separate but Unequal Dorms: How a disabled student fought for, and won, fair treatment from her university Separate but Unequal Dorms: How a disabled student fought for, and won, fair treatment from her university
How a disabled student fought for, and won, fair treatment from her university.
Mar 15, 2007 / The Nation
Fitzgerald Turns Down Waxman in CIA Leak Case Fitzgerald Turns Down Waxman in CIA Leak Case
Members of the Libby Lobby--those conservatives who have urged George W. Bush to pardon Scooter Libby--have decried special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald an...
Mar 15, 2007 / David Corn