Sect Symbols Sect Symbols
To understand why the playground of Beirut has again become a battleground, look beyond the myth-making biographies of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Feb 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Annia Ciezadlo
What Kind of Economy? What Kind of Economy?
Progressives need to create an economic agenda that encompasses the environment and social justice.
Feb 21, 2007 / Feature / James K. Galbraith
White History 101 White History 101
Why can't white people and black people have access to a shared history that is accurate, honest, antiracist and inclusive?
Feb 21, 2007 / Books & the Arts / Gary Younge
McCain Mutiny McCain Mutiny
Outraged by his failure to stick to a far-right agenda as he pursues the presidency, Senator John McCain's conservative base in Arizona is abandoning him.
Feb 21, 2007 / Max Blumenthal
Targeting Tehran Targeting Tehran
As the Bush Administration steps up its campaign against Iran, opponents have a dual responsibility: to contest the strategic context for escalation and to bar specific acts of agg...
Feb 21, 2007 / Michael T. Klare
Hillary the Hawk Hillary the Hawk
Let's face it. Hillary Clinton is not a peace candidate.
Feb 21, 2007 / Column / Robert Scheer
Libby Trial: Final Arguments about Scooter, Cheney & Truth Libby Trial: Final Arguments about Scooter, Cheney & Truth
Cover-up or scapegoating. Nine conversations or two. Scooter Libby the liar, or Karl Rove the liar.
Feb 21, 2007 / David Corn
Eco-Injustice in Paraguay Eco-Injustice in Paraguay
A child dies after being enveloped by toxic pesticides on a soybean mega-farm, and two landowners are found guilty of homicide. Four years later, they still haven't paid the price ...
Feb 21, 2007 / Feature / Jessica Weisberg and Benjamin Brown
Chris Dodd, D-Constitution Chris Dodd, D-Constitution
No one is going to mistake Chris Dodd for a frontrunner in the race for the Democratic presidential nod. The senator from Connecticut is running fourth in the latest poll of voter...
Feb 20, 2007 / John Nichols
Worse Than Scalia? Worse Than Scalia?
Over at TAPPED, Scott Lemieux makes the case that we have more to fear from Alito and Roberts than we do from Thomas and Scalia: Scalia and Thomas, at least when there's no conf...
Feb 20, 2007 / The Nation