Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes Libby Trial: More Waiting, More Jury Notes
The jurors in the obstruction of justice trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby left early on Friday. But they do appear still to be diligently working through t...
Mar 2, 2007 / David Corn
Black Snake Groan Black Snake Groan
I saw Hustle and Flow, and while I liked, even admired, parts of the film, I could never get over the fact that the movie seemed to simply refuse to interrogate or grapple with it...
Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation
Will Blood Run in the Gutters (of the Iraq Memoirs)? Will Blood Run in the Gutters (of the Iraq Memoirs)?
In recent days, we've have two reports on timing, when it comes to the future of the President's "surge" plan for Baghdad. According to Richard A. Oppel of the New York Times, "T...
Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation
Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table Vermont Puts Impeachment on the Table
NEWFANE, Vermont -- Cindy Sheehan and I are traveling Vermont this weekend, stopping in close to a dozen towns from Burlington to Brattleboro, to talk about why we think the presi...
Mar 2, 2007 / John Nichols
Autism on Campus: The Other Diversity Autism on Campus: The Other Diversity
Personal Voice: "I spent my days as tense as a hunted animal, fearing the scornful gazes of students who shunned me like they would a person who'd committed a heinous crime."
Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation
Notes on Activism and Loyalty Notes on Activism and Loyalty
Writer, activist, and recording artist Marisa Handler discusses her new book, her new album and why the road less traveled often leads to activism.
Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation
BAYAN USA: Filipino Voices for Political Change BAYAN USA: Filipino Voices for Political Change
As many in the Philippines continue to suffer through political repression and poverty, young Filipinos at home and abroad organize to make change.
Mar 2, 2007 / The Nation
Katrina, Eighteen Months Later Katrina, Eighteen Months Later
Look at the devastated Gulf Coast, and it seems like only yesterday that the storm hit. Here's what Washington can do to speed a criminally slow recovery.
Mar 1, 2007 / Feature / Chris Kromm and Sue Sturgis
Libby Trial: Still Waiting–An Update Libby Trial: Still Waiting–An Update
The below dispatch was filed on Thursday morning. On Thursday afternoon, Judge Reggie Walton called the attorneys for the government and the defense in the ...
Mar 1, 2007 / David Corn
Arthur Schlesinger Vs. The Imperial President Arthur Schlesinger Vs. The Imperial President
"The good historian does not stop with the history. As the situation requires and compels, he goes on to making it."-- John Kenneth Galbraith on the legacy of Arthur Schlesinger J...
Mar 1, 2007 / John Nichols