Parlez Vous DeLay? Parlez Vous DeLay?
We knew Tom DeLay was leaving Congress this week. But we didn't think he'd be so French about it. Yes, tonight Texas Republicans will be toasting their former majority leader at ...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
Keep the Estate Tax–UPDATED Keep the Estate Tax–UPDATED
Updated on June 8. Good News: Senators voted this afternoon to block a Republican effort to shrink taxes on inherited estates during this election year. GOP leaders had pushed s...
Jun 6, 2006 / Peter Rothberg
Defending the Constitution (Continued) Defending the Constitution (Continued)
Kudos to the American Bar Association for creating a bipartisan "all-star legal panel" to investigate President Bush's penchant for signing statements that assert his right to ig...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
Flying the Corporate Skies Flying the Corporate Skies
A top official in the Bush Administration, David Safavian, is on trial right now for lying about a golfing trip to Scotland taken by a lawmaker, Rep. Bob Ney, and funded by a lobb...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
Gore Vidal Campaigns for “A Real Democrat” Gore Vidal Campaigns for “A Real Democrat”
Gore Vidal, the grandson of a senator who stood himself for the House and Senate and then played a senator in Tim Robbins' brilliant film "Bob Roberts," has been campaigning this ...
Jun 6, 2006 / John Nichols
Bush: Discrimination ‘Serves Interests of All’ Bush: Discrimination ‘Serves Interests of All’
President Bush has framed his support for a Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage as a necessary defense of cherished institutions and practices. "Marriage is the mos...
Jun 6, 2006 / The Nation
As Others See Us As Others See Us
When a group of international journalists visited a small town in Maine, they made it clear that America's aggression in Iraq, its greed and the advance of pop culture are leading ...
Jun 5, 2006 / Column / Nicholas von Hoffman
Fish and Fiction Fish and Fiction
The latest attempt by this White House to muzzle the truth isn't about Haditha, domestic spying, or torture--it's about salmon. That's right, salmon. It seems the National Oceani...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Nation
Symbolism and Scandal Symbolism and Scandal
The war in Iraq keeps getting worse. Gas prices remain high. Corruption is oozing through Congress. And hurricane season just started. So what are Republicans in Washington preo...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Nation
Has Wal-Mart Jumped the Shark? Has Wal-Mart Jumped the Shark?
Always a rollicking affair, with the feel of a pep rally or revival meeting, by all accounts, the Wal-Mart shareholder's meeting on Friday was over the top. According to Michael B...
Jun 5, 2006 / The Nation