Congress, End the War Congress, End the War
After four years in Iraq, America and the world are crying for a way out of the bloodshed. Can Democrats lead the way?
Mar 15, 2007 / The Editors
The December 7 Massacre The December 7 Massacre
The case of the Gonzales Eight proves the White House sees no legal limit on presidential power.
Mar 15, 2007 / The Editors
How to Handle a Lawless Attorney General How to Handle a Lawless Attorney General
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales says he is not going anywhere. Never mind that he is caught up in the biggest scandal involving a sitting Attorney General since the sordid days...
Mar 14, 2007 / John Nichols
The Ambassador, the Iraqi, and the Penguin The Ambassador, the Iraqi, and the Penguin
An ambassador--his name happens to be Timothy Carney--an Iraqi, and a penguin walk into a bar. The bartender asks how the Iraqi will ever possibly pay for his drink. The ambassa...
Mar 14, 2007 / The Nation
The Last Anniversary? The Last Anniversary?
March 19 update:Click here to read hundreds of reports on this past weekend's antiwar events. Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. The carnage and wast...
Mar 14, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
Connecting the Dots Connecting the Dots
Over at TAPPED, Ezra Klein proposes the following maxim as a means of understanding the Bush administration: "Bush's Razor: Given a possible universe of explanations for a particu...
Mar 14, 2007 / The Nation
Hubris in High Places Hubris in High Places
The scandal action in Washington is intense, almost too much to properly savor. That squirrely little right-winger at the Justice Department who was arranging a mass execution fo...
Mar 14, 2007 / The Nation
Obama: Palestinians Matter, Too Obama: Palestinians Matter, Too
Barack Obama did the unthinkable recently: he had the audacity to mention the Palestinians. "Nobody is suffering more than the Palestinian people," Obama told voters in Iowa on S...
Mar 14, 2007 / The Nation
Cheney, Cornered Cheney, Cornered
As dangerous as any cornered animal, Dick Cheney now stands revealed as a man of deep corruption.
Mar 14, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer