November Surprise? November Surprise?
The US-backed special tribunal in Baghdad signalled Monday that it will likely delay a verdict in thefirst trial of Saddam Hussein to November 5. Why hasn't the mainstream mediac...
Oct 17, 2006 / The Nation
Trudeau’s Sandbox Trudeau’s Sandbox
Doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau had a terrific idea which he introduced in his Sunday strip. Explaining that the public is "increasingly disconnected from the troops," in part...
Oct 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Retail Workers Fight Back Retail Workers Fight Back
Yesterday, more than 200 Wal-Mart workers held a demonstration in front of a Wal-Mart store in Hialeah Gardens, Florida. In the first significant protest ever organized by Wal-Mar...
Oct 17, 2006 / The Nation
Arnold at the Wheel: The Hummer-driving governator greens up. Arnold at the Wheel: The Hummer-driving governator greens up.
The Hummer-driving governator greens up.
Oct 17, 2006 / The Nation
Pamuk’s Prize Pamuk’s Prize
If Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk is a political writer, it is by virtue of his sympathy for what is old and faded, for what no longer matters, or what never did.
Oct 16, 2006 / Maria Margaronis
Nuclear Illogic Nuclear Illogic
Twenty years ago this month the world might have taken a different course. On October 11, 1986, at the Reykjavik Summit, Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan entertained the idea t...
Oct 16, 2006 / The Nation
Former Regime Criminals or the Resistance? Former Regime Criminals or the Resistance?
Here's how the President described the enemy in Iraq at his press conference last week. "The violence is being caused by a combination of terrorists, elements of former regime cri...
Oct 16, 2006 / The Nation
Google, YouTube and You Google, YouTube and You
The Google/YouTube merger is not just a big media deal: It's the leading edge of a data-driven marketing system that will follow our every move and immerse us in interactive market...
Oct 16, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Pelosi’s Moment Pelosi’s Moment
If Democrats take control of the House, they could revitalize national politics by convincing reluctant senators and presidential candidates to embrace a more progressive agenda.
Oct 16, 2006 / Feature / William Greider
Who’s Running Afghan Policy? Who’s Running Afghan Policy?
Even if the United States has the will to do the hard work necessary to rebuild Afghanistan, there are few signs that senior Administration officials are engaged.
Oct 16, 2006 / Feature / David Corn