The Strange Silence of Günter Grass The Strange Silence of Günter Grass
By concealing for a near-lifetime that he had served in the Waffen SS, literary giant Günter Grass treated himself with an indulgence he did not hesitate to deem a moral defec...
Aug 18, 2006 / Books & the Arts / Norman Birnbaum
Iraq > World War II Iraq > World War II
The war in Iraq has lasted three days longer than US involvement in World War II. Germany declared war on the US on December, 11, 1941, four days after Pearl Harbor. The US annou...
Aug 18, 2006 / The Nation
Congress Poised to Unravel the Internet Congress Poised to Unravel the Internet
Senator Ted Stevens has no idea how the Internet works, but he's asking Congress to remake it to suit the interests of the telecommunications industry. Can progressives apply the p...
Aug 18, 2006 / Feature / Jeffrey Chester
Groundhog Day Groundhog Day
From all official statements so far, the August 10 terror plot uncovered in Britain was the biggest thing since 9/11. But then again, perhaps it wasn't. It's not too early to ask t...
Aug 18, 2006 / Feature / James K. Galbraith
A Letter from 18 Writers A Letter from 18 Writers
Noam Chomsky, Gore Vidal, Toni Morrison and other luminaries call to resist Israel's undeclared political aim: the liquidation of the Palestinian state.
Aug 18, 2006 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
The Dictionary of Republicanisms: One Year Later The Dictionary of Republicanisms: One Year Later
Almost a year ago, NationBooks published The Dictionary of Republicanisms, a book that set out to deconstruct Republicans' Orwellian attempts to manipulate the language for their...
Aug 17, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
In the NSA Case, a Judge Says No to King George In the NSA Case, a Judge Says No to King George
In ruling on Thursday that the Bush administration's warrantless surveillance program is unconstitutional and must be halted, U.S. district Judge Anna Diggs...
Aug 17, 2006 / David Corn
It is Time to Censure a Lawless President It is Time to Censure a Lawless President
When Russ Feingold first argued that the Bush administration's warrantless wiretapping program was in clear violation of federal law and the spirit of the Constitution, and that t...
Aug 17, 2006 / John Nichols
The Results Are In… The Results Are In…
My earlier post on Fair Trade coffee drew plenty of responses. Some readers were eager for guidance on tasty Fair Trade blends, and encouraged me to keep looking. Others provided...
Aug 16, 2006 / The Nation
Snakes on a Plane Snakes on a Plane
Even though I'm terrified of flying and only do so equipped with an Ipod, yogic breathing exercises and Xanax, I can't wait to see Snakes on a Plane this weekend. For those of you...
Aug 16, 2006 / The Nation