Taking the Bait Taking the Bait
It's disturbing how easily some in the mainstream media still fall for White House spin. According to the media narrative following President Bush's speech, the 2006 midterms wil...
Sep 7, 2006 / The Nation
The Greening of America The Greening of America
New York City
Sep 7, 2006 / Mark Hertsgaard and Our Readers
In Mexico, a Class War Looms In Mexico, a Class War Looms
The confirmation of Felipe Calderón's electoral victory signals the end of Andrés Manuel López Obrador's three-year struggle for the presidency and the beginn...
Your 401(k) Won’t Help When You Need It Your 401(k) Won’t Help When You Need It
If you're depending on private savings accounts to get you through retirement, get ready for a bitter surprise, thanks to the crooks and incompetents charged with selling and runni...
Sep 6, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
A Librarian Speaks on the Cuba Controversy A Librarian Speaks on the Cuba Controversy
New Jersey
Sep 6, 2006 / The Nation
Focus on Rumsfeld Misses the Point Focus on Rumsfeld Misses the Point
Democratic members of the House and Senate wrote George Bush Monday, urging a redeployment of US troops before the end of 2006 and the firing of Donald Rumsfeld. Some excerpts fr...
Sep 6, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
GOP Squabbles on Security GOP Squabbles on Security
September was supposed to be "security month" for Republicans. On Congress's second day back in session, that effort is already falling apart on Capitol Hill. "GOP Senators Diffe...
Sep 6, 2006 / The Nation
Sister Act Sister Act
Yesterday I posted about one of the more disturbing fallouts from the push for gay marriage -- right-wing attempts to use state DOMAs to strike down domestic violence protections ...
Sep 6, 2006 / The Nation
High on Opium, Not Democracy High on Opium, Not Democracy
In Bush-liberated Afghanistan, billions in drug profits are financing the Taliban, proving the President is better at starting wars than winning them.
Sep 6, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA What Valerie Plame Really Did at the CIA
Valerie Plame was no mere analyst or paper-pusher at the CIA. She was an operations officer working on a top priority of the Bush Administration: searching out intelligence on Iraq...
Sep 6, 2006 / Feature / David Corn