And the Beat Goes On… And the Beat Goes On…
A new book examining civil rights coverage demonstrates that the best reporting sometimes requires journalists to toss objectivity out the window.
Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
A New Policy for Iraq A New Policy for Iraq
Why don't we just ask the wise men?
Dec 20, 2006 / Column / Calvin Trillin
‘We Got To Do Better’ ‘We Got To Do Better’
Looking at the longstanding debate in the black community over personal responsibility through the lens of hotghettomess.com.
Dec 20, 2006 / Amy Alexander
The Last Lennon File The Last Lennon File
The controversy over newly released files on John Lennon is less about Lennon than about excessive government secrecy.
Dec 20, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Jon Wiener
Oil Law Oil Law
Listening to the President's press conference just now, something caught my ear. In discussing the new "strategy forward," in Iraq, Bush mentioned that a key to unifying the count...
Dec 20, 2006 / The Nation
Addicted to War Addicted to War
Obsessed GOP hawks--and some Democrats--want to end the Iraq war by escalating it, and Bush proposes expanding the military: America is hooked on the habit of military might.
Dec 20, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Smart Shopping Smart Shopping
In her latest Nation magazine column, Katha Pollitt offers tips on how to have yourself an altruistic holiday by reaching out to people in need. In that spirit, I've gathered a fe...
Dec 20, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Let the Sunshine In Let the Sunshine In
Last week, a New York Times editorial was spot-on in calling for "a heavy dose of Internet transparency" to shed light on the relationships between our legislators and the special...
Dec 19, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Letters Letters
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Dec 19, 2006 / Alexander Cockburn and Our Readers
If Cheney’s Talking, He Should Talk to Congress If Cheney’s Talking, He Should Talk to Congress
Vice President Dick Cheney should get used to testifying under oath. It is expeacted that he will start talking soon, as part of a self-serving effort to defend a former aide. Bu...
Dec 19, 2006 / John Nichols