“Madam Speaker!” “Madam Speaker!”
For the first time in the 220-year history of the Republic, the appearance of President before a joint session of Congress was announced with the words: "Madam Speaker! The Presid...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Cutting Off The Nonsense Cutting Off The Nonsense
So there are a bunch of proposals in the House and Senate aimed at using Congressional authority to stop Bush's escalation. Some, like the Kennedy-sponsored bill, would seem to pr...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
The Maya Survivors vs. Los Genocidios The Maya Survivors vs. Los Genocidios
An interview with Antonio Caba, a Maya activist working to hold ex-dictators accountable for one of the western hemisphere's most violent civil conflicts in the modern era.
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Choice Up Front Choice Up Front
On the anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the "We Had Abortions" campaign invites students to add their name to the growing list of women hoping to rid the abortion debate of shame and s...
Jan 24, 2007 / The Nation
Networked Networked
Think you've read everything about Myspace? Think again. Social network expert danah boyd breaks it down.
Jan 24, 2007 / Kate Sheppard
Libby Trial Opens With Simple Tales and Complex Plots Libby Trial Opens With Simple Tales and Complex Plots
It's simple, said special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald during his opening argument at the trial of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby: Vice President Dick Cheney's o...
Jan 23, 2007 / David Corn
The State of Healthcare The State of Healthcare
According to the Bush administration, the new health care plan that the President unveiled in the State of the Union address Tuesday would cover three million people who are curr...
Jan 23, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Press and the Watada Trial The Press and the Watada Trial
Also at stake in the trial of an Army officer who refuses to deploy to Iraq is the independence of the press.
Jan 23, 2007 / Feature / Marc Cooper
State of the What? State of the What?
State of the what? Let's see, 28%, 31%, 33%, 35%. That pretty much sums up the State of the President -- or, at least, of his ever more dismal approval ratings in four of the la...
Jan 23, 2007 / The Nation
Iraqi Refugees Find No Haven in US Iraqi Refugees Find No Haven in US
The 3 million refugees fleeing the Iraq war and insurgency will find no welcome mat here.
Jan 23, 2007 / Feature / Andrew Lam