Nedmentum Nedmentum
On August 8, 2000, six years ago to this day, Al Gore selected Joe Lieberman as his vice presidential running mate. After the 2000 election, Lieberman led in early polls for the '...
Aug 9, 2006 / The Nation
Lamont Wins; Lieberman Concedes But Promises November Run Lamont Wins; Lieberman Concedes But Promises November Run
"Stay the course -- that's not a winning strategy in Iraq and it's not a winning strategy for America," declared anti-war candidate Ned Lamont as he accepted the Democratic nomina...
Aug 9, 2006 / The Nation
Capitalist Logic Capitalist Logic
Saving the planet should be motivation enough, but a new report forthcoming from Environment California Research & Policy Center shows that cutting global warming pollution can al...
Aug 8, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism Birth Pangs of a New Christian Zionism
Rapture-ready Christian Zionists have hired their first full-time Washington lobbyist. He's experienced, connected--and, oy vey, he's Jewish.
Aug 8, 2006 / Feature / Max Blumenthal
Lieberman Cancels Campaigning, Fox Carries On Lieberman Cancels Campaigning, Fox Carries On
Joe Lieberman canceled his scheduled campaign events on Tuesday afternoon, with his campaign announcing that the embattled senator would spend the rest of primary day making get-o...
Aug 8, 2006 / The Nation
Managing Expectations Managing Expectations
The primary race is tightening between Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman in Connecticut, the conventional wisdom goes. Lamont's thirteen point lead is down to six, according to the la...
Aug 8, 2006 / The Nation
The Smoking Volcano The Smoking Volcano
As election officials in Mexico recount only a handful of contested voting districts in the flawed presidential elections, Andrés Manuel López Obrador walks a tightro...
Lieberman Digs In Lieberman Digs In
In New Haven, Joe Lieberman dismissed questions about a possible independent run if he is defeated in today's primary by antiwar candidate Ned Lamont and declared if re-elected to ...
Aug 8, 2006 / Feature / Ari Melber
Lieberman, Lamont and the Future of the Democrats Lieberman, Lamont and the Future of the Democrats
The last time that Democratic primary voters turned out a nationally-known U.S. Senator because they did not like where he stood on an issue of war and peace was in 1970, when Tex...
Aug 8, 2006 / John Nichols
Beyond My Lai : New Revelations of Vietnam Atrocities Beyond My Lai : New Revelations of Vietnam Atrocities
How long does it take the US government to release documentation about atrocities in which US military forces killed unarmed civilians, women and children? In the case of Vietnam, ...
Aug 7, 2006 / Jon Wiener