State of Denial State of Denial
Mark Foley's sexuality was never much of a secret to those who served with him in the House. The New York Times and every major newspaper in Florida had been writing articles on ...
Oct 1, 2006 / John Nichols
Doolittle for Democracy Doolittle for Democracy
On Capitol Hill Thursday, about 60 citizens wearing "Got Paper?" t-shirts attended a packed hearing on H.R. 550, a bill introduced by Representative Rush Holt with 218 bipartisan ...
Sep 30, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Height of Hypocrisy Height of Hypocrisy
Rep. Mark Foley co-chaired the House Caucus on Missing and Exploited Children. So it's particularly sickening that Foley suddenly resigned from the House today after details em...
Sep 29, 2006 / The Nation
Look East for a New UN Leader Look East for a New UN Leader
The election campaign for the UN's next Secretary General is the most transparent in history, but the politics are as murky as ever. As diplomatic wrangling continues, one thing is...
Sep 29, 2006 / Feature / Ian Williams
Rigging the News in Iraq (continued) Rigging the News in Iraq (continued)
You remember the Lincoln Group? The guys the Pentagon paid tens of millions of dollars to pay-off Iraqi media and plant stories favorable to the U.S.? The same guys The New York...
Sep 29, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Ten Reasons Why the Wal-Mart Pundits Are Wrong Ten Reasons Why the Wal-Mart Pundits Are Wrong
The conventional wisdom that Wal-Mart is good for American business and good for consumers just doesn't hold up under scrutiny.
Sep 29, 2006 / Feature / Sarah Anderson and John Cavanagh
Tortuous Legislation Tortuous Legislation
Just how bad was the legislation on military detainees, aka the torture bill, that passed the House on Wednesday and the Senate last night? Read what the Washington Post had to s...
Sep 29, 2006 / The Nation
When They’re (Much Older Than) 64 When They’re (Much Older Than) 64
At a gathering I attended in the remote mountains of eastern Washington state this week -- a breathtakingly beautiful region of the country -- people were discussing actions they...
Sep 29, 2006 / The Nation
Choice for South Dakota Choice for South Dakota
Over the next week, pro-choice activists across the United States will hold potluck fundraisers to fight South Dakota's draconian abortion bill. The legislation, HB-1215, was sign...
Sep 29, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Accessories to Torture Accessories to Torture
The only thing compromised in the Senate's catastrophic "compromise" of the enemy combatants bill is the rule of law and our democracy's basic principles.
Sep 29, 2006 / The Editors