Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus Blink Tanks Fight to Restore Habeas Corpus
Progressive "blink tanks" are pressuring Congressional Democrats to work to restore civil liberties lost by passage of Bush's Military Commissions Act.
Jan 16, 2007 / Feature / Ari Melber
The Cost of War in Treasure and Lives The Cost of War in Treasure and Lives
As Democrats debate how best to oppose President Bush's escalation of a war that has already squandered $400 billion and too many American and Iraqi lives, one of the Senate's bes...
Jan 16, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Bush’s Crooked Ways Bush’s Crooked Ways
Does anyone in a Shakespeare play foretell President George W. Bush, who has not only committed more forces to his catastrophic war in Iraq, but now also threatens to attack Iran...
Jan 16, 2007 / The Nation
Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby and the New Definition of “Honesty” Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby and the New Definition of “Honesty”
Dick Cheney worked in the White House of Richard Nixon, who had to resign as Congress began impeachment proceedings that grew out of his dishonest and disreputable stewardship of ...
Jan 15, 2007 / John Nichols
“24”: Torture on TV “24”: Torture on TV
"24" is back on Fox TV. The hit show starring Kiefer Sutherland, which premiered Sunday night, once again features at least one big torture scene in every episode â...
Jan 15, 2007 / Jon Wiener
Remembering Dr. King Remembering Dr. King
Since 1865, when it was founded by abolitionists, The Nation has believed in the liberating power of truth, of conviction, of conscience, and of fighting for causes lost and found...
Jan 15, 2007 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Smithfield Shames Dr. King Smithfield Shames Dr. King
Workers at the world's largest pork plant say they will either skip work or walk out in protest on Monday at the company's denial of their request for a day off with pay on the na...
Jan 13, 2007 / Peter Rothberg
The President Alone in the Dark The President Alone in the Dark
On January 2, there was a strange piece of news buried in a back paragraph of a front-page New York Times story by the reportorial team of David E. Sanger, Michael R. Gordon, and ...
Jan 13, 2007 / The Nation
To Surge or Not to Surge To Surge or Not to Surge
Protesters respond to Lieberman and McCain's calls for more troops.
Jan 12, 2007 / The Nation
Reproductive Rights Without Borders Reproductive Rights Without Borders
Progressive action on reproductive rights should extend beyond the US.
Jan 12, 2007 / The Nation