When Soldiers Shoot a War When Soldiers Shoot a War
The War Tapes, a documentary shot by US soldiers and sanctioned by the military, may turn out to be the most powerful statement against the war to date.
Jun 21, 2006 / Kevin McCarthy
Shafting the Working Poor Shafting the Working Poor
The GOP just shafted the working people of America. By rejecting an attempt to raise the minimum wage, the Republican-controlled Senate showed that it is far more interested in l...
Jun 21, 2006 / The Nation
Prisoners of Uncertainty Prisoners of Uncertainty
The debate over the war in Iraq has from day one been marked by the disingenuousness of GOP talking points. Al Qaeda is controlling the insurgency. We're fighting them over the...
Jun 21, 2006 / The Nation
Hillary’s Hypocrisy Hillary’s Hypocrisy
Hillary Clinton's dissembling on Iraq has become a fatal embarassment for her presidential ambitions and for anyone who looks to her for leadership.
Jun 21, 2006 / Column / Robert Scheer
Not Exactly Supporting the Troops Not Exactly Supporting the Troops
Here's an interesting political position: Keep U.S. troops in Iraq and signal to the Iraqi government that its O.K. to pardon insurgents who kill Americans. Even in the frequentl...
Jun 21, 2006 / The Nation
What’s the Matter With Ohio? What’s the Matter With Ohio?
Well, for starters, there’s that stolen election people are finally talking about. But now the far right is attempting an additional travesty on the good people of Ohio. A bi…
Jun 20, 2006 / The Nation
Walk the Walk Walk the Walk
I was on a panel this morning about the 2006 elections with twoconsultants--Republican Ed Rollins and Democrat Doug Schoen--andTime magazine columnist Joe Klein. The conversation...
Jun 20, 2006 / The Nation
Oversight? No Thanks Oversight? No Thanks
After all the reports of corporate crimes and contract abuses in Iraq and Afghanistan -- including the recent revelation by Halliburton Watch that Halliburton and its KBR subsidia...
Jun 20, 2006 / The Nation
Bush’s Baghdad Palace Bush’s Baghdad Palace
The United States has made no headway quelling the insurgency or rebuilding Iraq, but one secret project is on target: construction of a palatial US Embassy inside the Green Zone. ...
Jun 20, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
The Next Big Fight Over Media Ownership The Next Big Fight Over Media Ownership
The Federal Communications Commission will again attempt to do the bidding of big media this year, with a scheme to rewrite ownership rules in much the same manner as it did in 20...
Jun 20, 2006 / John Nichols