Shut It Down Shut It Down
The Bush Administration claims they always treated prisoners in the war on terror "humanely." Detainees at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, ...
Jul 12, 2006 / The Nation
Novak Speaks on Leak Case–Finally Novak Speaks on Leak Case–Finally
Robert Novak finally speaks--in a way.
In a column published in newspapers today...
Jul 12, 2006 / David Corn
The US Military Descends on Paraguay The US Military Descends on Paraguay
The US "war on terror" now extends to an unlikely frontier in Paraguay, where farmers are caught in the crossfire and human rights groups are skeptical of the threat posed by Islam...
Jul 12, 2006 / Feature / Benjamin Dangl
Channeling Nixon Channeling Nixon
If Tricky Dick could tame the grizzled Mao, then certainly Bush could butter up Kim Jong Il with some of that frat boy charm. Who knows, Dearest Leader might even join Bush's shaky...
Jul 12, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Gitmo Reversal Gitmo Reversal
What you learn in American government 101 still rings true: we live in a system of three co-equal branches. The Bush Administration, for perhaps the first time in six years, got t...
Jul 11, 2006 / The Nation
A Maverick Media Mogul Takes on Mainstream Spinelessness A Maverick Media Mogul Takes on Mainstream Spinelessness
"I will tell you that there won't be any corporate considerations. No earnings per share issues, No worries about advertisers and what they might think." Okay, you probably think ...
Jul 11, 2006 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
23 Days 23 Days
No, the above title is not a reference to how many vacation days I've taken this year. Twenty-three days is how long the Senate plans to be in legislative session this year. Acco...
Jul 11, 2006 / The Nation
World Cup: Party On World Cup: Party On
If there is any message to be gleaned from the World Cup, it is that soccer has finally shed its freight of machismo and anguish, attracting a global audience of fans who simply wa...
Jul 10, 2006 / Feature / Simon Kuper
Mexico’s Fractured Electoral Landscape Mexico’s Fractured Electoral Landscape
The disputed presidential election has fractured Mexico's political landscape, pitting leftists against conservatives and the affluent against an indignant Indian and mestizo under...
Buffet’s Billions Buffet’s Billions
What Warren Buffett's gift of billions to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation lacks in imagination, it makes up for in safety. If only they had the guts to tackle the real proble...
Jul 10, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman